List of justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court

Summary

Following is a list of justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court and their years of service.

Territory of Orleans (1804–1812) edit

(three judges)

State of Louisiana (1813 to the present) edit

Constitution of 1812 edit

(three to five judges appointed by the governor)

Constitution of 1845 edit

(three associate justices and one chief justice)

Constitution of 1852 edit

(four associate justices elected in districts and one chief justice elected at-large)

Constitution of 1864 edit

(four associate justices and one chief justice appointed by the governor for 8 year terms)

 
Justice Edward Douglass White, who later became Chief Justice of the United States

Constitution of 1879 edit

(four associate justices and one chief justice appointed by the governor for 12 year terms)

Constitution of 1898 edit

(five justices appointed by the governor, with the chief justice determined by time in service)

Constitution of 1913 edit

(five justices elected by the people, with the chief justice determined by time in service)

Constitution of 1921 edit

(seven justices elected by the people, with the chief justice determined by time in service)

Constitution of 1974 edit

(seven justices elected in single-member districts after reapportionment by legislation effective in the year 2000; the chief justice is determined seniority of service)

References edit

  • Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana by Henry Dart (1913)
  • "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices." http://www.lasc.org/about_the_court/justices_bio.asp. Retrieved September 18, 2015.