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Celebrating 200 Years

The Bicentennial of the Louisiana Supreme Court

1813-2013

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Celebrating 200 years . The Bicentennial of the Louisiana Supreme Courrt 1813-2013

 

Louisiana Supreme Court Justices

1813-Present

Hall, Dominick A. 1813 (1 Mar.)–1813 (3 July) Presiding Judge
Mathews, George 1813 (1 Mar.) –1813 (3 July)
1813 (4 Jul.)–1836 (14 Nov.) Presiding Judge
Derbigny, Pierre 1813 (9 Mar.)–1820 (15 Dec.)
Martin, François Xavier 1815 (1 Feb.)–1836 (14 Nov.);
1836 (15 Nov.)–1846 (19 Mar.) Presiding Judge
Porter, Alexander, Jr. 1821 (2 Jan.)–1833 (16 Dec.)
Bullard, Henry Adams 1834 (4 Feb.)–1839 (1 Feb.); 1840 (1 Jan.)–1846 (19 Mar.)
Carleton, Henry 1837 (1 Apr.)–1839 (1 Feb.)
Rost, Pierre Adolphe 1839 (4 Mar.)–1839 (30 June); 1846 (19 Mar.)–1853 (4 May)
Eustis, George 1839 (4 Mar.)–1839 (30 May);
1846 (19 Mar.)–1853 (4 May) Chief Justice
Strawbridge, George 1839 (3 Aug.)–1839 (1 Dec.)
Morphy, Alonzo 1839 (31 Aug.)–1846 (19 Mar.)
Simon, (Florent) Edouard 1840 (1 Jan.)–1846 (19 Mar.)
Garland, Rice, Jr. 1840 (1 Jan.)–1846 (19 Mar.)
King, George Rogers 1846 (19 Mar.)–1850 (1 Mar.)
Slidell, Thomas 1846 (19 Mar.)–1853 (3 May);
1853 (4 May)–1855 (18 June) Chief Justice
Preston, Isaac T. 1850 (1 Mar.)–1852 (5 July)
Dunbar, William 1852 (1 Sept.)–1853 (4 May)
Voorhies, Cornelius 1853 (4 May)–1859 (27 Apr.)
Buchanan, Alexander M. 1853 (4 May)–1862 (6 May)
Ogden, Abner Nash 1853 (4 May)–1855 (30 June)
Campbell, James G. 1853 (4 May)–1854 (17 Oct.)
Spofford, Henry M. 1854 (6 Nov.)–1858 (1 Nov.)
Lea, James N. 1855 (23 July)–1857 (6 Apr.)
Merrick, Edwin T. 1855 (1 Aug.)–1865 (1 Apr.) Chief Justice
Cole, James L. 1857 (4 May)–1860 (12 Mar.)
Land, Thomas T. 1858 (1 Nov.)–1865 (1 Apr.)
Voorhies, Albert 1859 (3 May)–1865 (1 Apr.)
Duffel, Albert 1860 (12 Mar.)–1862 (1 Apr.)
Bonford, Peter 1863–1864
Manning, Thomas C. 1864–1865;
1877 (9 Jan.)–1880 (5 Apr.) Chief Justice;
1882 (1 Dec.)–1886 (19 Apr.)
Hyman, William B. 1865 (1 Apr.)–1868 (1 Nov.) Chief Justice
Labauve, Zenon 1865 (1 Apr.)–1868 (1 Nov.)
Ilsley, John H. 1865 (1 Apr.)–1868 (1 Nov.)
Howell, Rufus K. 1865 (1 Apr.)–1877 (9 Jan.)
Jones, Robert B. 1865 (1 Apr.)–1866 (1 July)
Taliaferro, James G. 1866 (1 July)–1876 (13 Oct.)
Ludeling, John T. 1868 (1 Nov.)–1877 (9 Jan.) Chief Justice
Wyly, William G. 1868 (1 Nov.)–1876 (3 Nov.)
Howe, William Wirt 1868 (1 Nov.)–1872 (3 Dec.)
Kennard, John H. 1872 (3 Dec.)–1873 (1 Feb.)
Morgan, Philip H. 1873 (1 Feb.)–1877 (9 Jan.)
Leonard, John E. 1876 (3 Nov.)–1877 (9 Jan.)
King, John Edward 1877 (9 Jan.)–1877 (9 Jan.)
Marr, Robert H. 1877 (9 Jan.)–1880 (5 Apr.)
DeBlanc, Alcibiades 1877 (9 Jan.)–1880 (5 Apr.)
Egan, William B. 1877 (9 Jan.)–1878 (30 Nov.)
Spencer, William B. 1877 (9 Jan.)–1880 (5 Apr.)
White, Edward Douglass 1879 (11 Jan.)–1880 (5 Apr.)
Bermudez, Edward 1880 (5 Apr.)–1892 (5 Apr.) Chief Justice
Poche, Felix P. 1880 (5 Apr.)–1890 (5 Apr.)
Todd, Robert B. 1880 (5 Apr.)–1888 (11 June)
Levy, William M. 1880 (5 Apr.)–1882 (10 Aug.)
Fenner, Charles E. 1880 (5 Apr.)–1893 (1 Sept.)
Watkins, Lynn B. 1886 (19 Apr.)–1901 (2 Mar.)
McEnery, Samuel D. 1888 (11 June)–1897 (4 Mar.)
Breaux, Joseph A. 1890 (5 Apr.)–1904 (4 Apr.);
1904 (5 Apr.)–1914 (5 Apr.) Chief Justice
Nicholls, Francis T. 1892 (5 Apr.)–1904 (4 Apr.) Chief Justice;
1904 (5 Apr.)–1911 (18 Mar.)
Parlange, Charles 1893 (1 Sept.)–1894 (1 Jan.)
Miller, Henry Carleton 1894 (1 Feb.)–1899 (4 Mar.)
Blanchard, Newton C. 1897 (4 Mar.)–1903 (17 Oct.)
Monroe, Frank Adair 1899 (22 Mar.)–1914 (4 Apr.);
1914 (5 Apr.)–1922 (2 Jan.) Chief Justice
Provosty, Olivier O. 1901 (16 Mar.)–1922 (1 Jan.);
1922 (2 Jan.)–1922 (30 Dec.) Chief Justice
Land, Alfred D. 1903 (17 Oct.)–1917 (4 June)
Sommerville, Walter B. 1911 (18 Mar.)–1921 (13 Oct.)
O’Niell, Charles A. 1914 (6 Apr.)–1922 (30 Dec.);
1922 (31 Dec.)–1949 (7 Sept.) Chief Justice
Dawkins, Ben C. 1918 (10 Dec.)–1924 (17 May)
Overton, Winston 1921 (5 Jul.)–1934 (9 Sept.)
Land, John R. 1921 (13 Oct.)–1941 (18 Apr.)
Baker, Joshua G. 1921 (15 Oct.)–1922 (27 Nov.)
St. Paul, John 1922 (2 Jan.)–1934 (30 Apr.)
Rogers, Wynne G. 1922 (27 Nov.)–1946 (15 Sept.)
Thompson, David N. 1922 (5 Dec.)–1930 (1 Dec.)
Reid, Robert R. 1923 (2 Jan.)–1923 (14 Jan.)
Brunot, Harney F. 1923 (4 June)–1936 (31 Dec.)
Odom, Fred M. 1931 (1 Jan.)–1944 (20 Dec.)
Higgins, Archibald T. 1934 (19 Sept.)–1945 (3 Oct.)
Fournet, John B. 1935 (2 Jan.)–1949 (6 Sept.);
1949 (7 Sept.)–1970 (31 July) Chief Justice
Ponder, Amos L., Jr. 1937 (4 Jan.)–1959 (19 Oct.)
McCaleb, E. Howard 1941 (23 May)–1943 (1 Jan.); 1947 (1 Jan.)–1970 (31 Dec.);
1971 (1 Jan.)–1972 (22 Dec.) Chief Justice
Hamiter, Joe B. 1943 (1 Jan.)–1970 (30 July.);
1970 (1 Aug.)–1970 (30 Dec.) Chief Justice
Hawthorne, Frank W. 1945 (1 Jan.)–1968 (2 Jan.)
Kennon, Robert F. 1945 (15 Oct.)–1946 (31 Dec.)
Bond, Nat W. 1947 (2 June)–1948 (18 Feb.)
Moise, Harold A. 1948 (10 May)–1958 (26 Sept.)
Frugé, J. Cleveland (Ad Hoc) 1949 (8 Sept.)–1949 (12 Dec.)
LeBlanc, Sam A. 1949 (12 Dec.)–1954 (31 Dec.)
Simon, James D. 1955 (1 Jan.)–1960 (23 Aug.)
Hamlin, Walter B. 1958 (15 Dec.)–1972 (26 Dec.);
1972 (26 Dec.)–1973 (13 Mar.) Chief Justice
Sanders, Joe W. 1960 (7 Nov.)–1973 (13 Mar.);
1973 (14 Mar.)–1978 (31 Dec.) Chief Justice
Summers, Frank 1960 (12 Dec.)–1978 (31 Dec.);
1979 (1 Jan.)–1980 (29 Feb.) Chief Justice
Barham, Mack E. 1968 (12 Feb.)–1975 (15 Sept.)
Tate, Albert, Jr. 1970 (1 Aug.)–1979 (3 Nov.)
Dixon, John A., Jr. 1971 (4 Jan.)–1980 (29 Feb.);
1980 (1 Mar.)–1990 (8 April) Chief Justice
Calogero, Pascal, Jr. 1973 (10 Jan.)–1990 (8 April);
1990 (9 April)–2008 (31 Dec.) Chief Justice
Marcus, Walter F., Jr. 1973 (14 Mar.)–2000 (1 Sept.)
Dennis, James L. 1975 (3 Dec.)–1995 (2 Oct.)
Blanche, Fred A., Jr. 1979 (1 Jan.)–1986 (16 May)
Watson, Jack C. 1979 (19 Nov.)–1996 (31 Dec.)
Lemmon, Harry T. 1980 (16 May)–2001 (16 May)
Cole, Luther F. 1986 (19 May)–1992 (31 Dec.)
Hall, Pike, Jr. 1990 (15 Aug.)–1994 (31 Dec.)
Kimball, Catherine D. 1992 (31 Dec.)–2008 (31 Dec)
2009 (1 Jan.)–2013 (31 Jan.) Chief Justice
Ortique, Revius O., Jr. 1993 (1 Jan.)–1994 (14 June)
Johnson, Bernette J. 1994 (31 Oct.)–2013 (31 Jan.)
2013 (1 Feb.)–2020 (31 Dec.) Chief Justice
Victory, Jeffrey P. 1995 (1 Jan.)–2014 (31 Dec.)
Bleich, E. Joseph 1996 (3 May)–1996 (31 Dec.)
Knoll, Jeannette Theriot 1997 (1 Jan.)–2016 (31 Dec.)
Traylor, Chet D. 1997 (1 Jan.)–2009 (31 May)
Weimer, John L. 2001 (17 Dec.)–2020 (31 Dec.)
2021 (1 Jan.)–present Chief Justice
Guidry, Greg 2009 (1 Jan.)– 2019 (21 June)
Clark, Marcus R. 2009 (19 Nov.)–2020 (30 June)
Hughes, Jefferson D., III 2013 (1 Feb.)–present
Crichton, Scott J. 2015 (1 Jan.)–present
Genovese, James T. 2017 (1 Jan.) – 2024 (4 Aug.)
Crain, William J. 2019 (26 Nov.)–present
McCallum, Jay B. 2020 (13 Nov.)–present
Griffin, Piper D. 2021 (1 Jan.)–present