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~:;;;;d~"~~;;rt'hunts for office space f.:~~:rJ;1~~i'~ f11VlAN PINCH .' ,.q ~ "b Clrcult office. Those money from emergency funds, I ""~ .. n~f.S . who will be. on thr __ .:.. time. '" -- .: - . • • __ ••• U ... 4111 CIretIt Court ,of Apr c. "'o,,".IJ,O "1l11e DeW 5th CIr- know what we'll do," he sal~ ,,~Gu~ 1Sedappeal court. . Justice Dixon named out.tanding ...,trr 1WII1D. ce In tJo ~'"' ~ .. ~ , judges elected Overall, the .,. -, \ y\ \ \I . Po. '"' said the new court gol I ' '", ., :::,! Bowanl"':ve., f' IIJ~ .rXt!·'/' <f;"~t1 ,......!lol,. 't will hear !1.8 rnill''d C c,Ou ~,,\~ from the Legisl~ture to a umnu5 ~Y Tulane 8 law Khool ·Ur ..... wbo will joI' 10 ~ ~,,,,!f,~'4~I'O A ~, I. "@II, SL a"~\1'~ ,,~I \.\fa . --:- -v~te the Jeflerson Paruh cour State Supr..me COU" Chief Justice John A DI
rt ... tll, until oW 'sI IIJ~ ~ <?~>f.'"? ~ ii;. ~ • A"b",tt. 0 h , S \h \..~ ~ . ,which ~Ifth floor and pay ~ome salarle formerly of Shrevepo". has been named outs'IIIn::: .a.. ,. llaem In tl' .~~~ !'I1.~.!!'ltIJ ... '4h..%'n.. ~ ",,,_ ... ~C'" "'f: 10n,Is allO look- As of ~w, we don t have any I alumnus of tllto year by Tulane l'Diver-ity SdiooJ of
• CHIEF JUSTICE GIVES MAJOR '0 ... Q 0 ~.b' .tart'upp:obl.ems,a~d- for ~~rrut~re~_~~ir.ment, typew Law. _.' t1' U.':DRESS AT SPAIN CONGRESS ~~ r ('0 JudiCial Cou.ncil Reor~anization ~7:i~ ';;!"' \\1. "Y,\\~\\,,€t;:: . h a.qewy, ""~-Z~::'~o;:rt,"'_I;;:':"!6l',!"';'~"c"..~"~fl·~:C::::" llA. Comml~tee .Appolnted . ~'( c,(\U c,\1'( ,~~.
tluitlile. _', .' ~.: '4., ~1 . t:ombe, Jr., Immediate past president "' .. lPo. c,\\ I\~~S IvedlnLou1sianallnee, -* '200,000 fo State "ludiCial oHicial to head group 8~~ ~'r Association, has been appr \.In\\\1't'' , .. l· St" . After h!S 'famlly moved ,~
m to rent olfk '. : '" ~ ~I:l Jr to char . I {'U \"~ ,\1" on attended Fair Park Hilh Scbool I' lie uid It w nW ORLEANS :"' Bu.en~ I. Murret, Judlclaladmlniltrator for tbe Ie> o~ .",- ~~ . -i' r a.specla S ~ \'-' nary Coilpge . . I'd =-~ ~~~ef::~~~~ ~ID of IIae Conleruce of S~t C-;;,' '-,~.,. ~tlo,ns with resl ~ ~ '( later attended Lou!si~~~..state Unive~ity before '
...... for oa:: .JI~~~~~~,~~~~icerOfIlat~UoaaJlrOupatJta 111~en s .,~~C/ La. Supreme Court filings increase
~~ ~ ~ ~.pr~~f1OD ~.:wJtIi. prob~ Of ltale ~ J1I1emI. , seminar on ~ 4;, The Louisiana Supremp Court main- has been four to 'six weeks, wbile the , , U) • C 'h dId ~ tained a up-ta-date docket during tbe median Ume for action on appeals ha~ , ; t,r ay In ourt sc e u e _ crime pl~nne';':" ~ 1981 fiscal year despite a 31 percent been six to eight months. according to
\I increase in the total number of filings Labranche's statistics. _ :t'he Shreveport Legal Secretaries As- A hoon luncheon will be held at the ~Id G. Bolllneer, secretary of the in the last three years, said Frans . Last year, the high court laDed 486
!~.Iation, in conjunction with the Na- petrole,um Club with Charles Grubb, L?uislana Department of Public Safety, Lcbranche, clerk of the court. written opinions and 336 decision. t~ i)al Association of Legal Secretaries, city attorney, as master of ceremoDies will speak at the Citizen's Forum on .A record of 3,600 filings have been without opinions. MOn! tluin 500 wrlt-1', 'I obse>'V" tM annual Dav-in-Court and Judge Charles R. Scott, of Crime and Injustice scheduled here for projected for the 1982 fiscal year. ten ciecisions have been projected lor prouam _-' City Court, u guest speak- Nov. 16. Also speakin.c will be to--· Labranche said. up from 3,260 in the the coming year . o The pc.n' d s at the luncheon will be the U.s. Attorney DoD.Bec~\. 198, fiscal ycar. The court is recessed for IUmmrr rli~:e!~ "ay 15 na me yerScott, Garner R. Miller anc DU~~~r;r~~-?(\\) \(\t.!. The median time for action on writs and will resume Aug. 24.
·:rce: ~udicial college ! I~heon, partic1pants.r ~~~\)~\~v~~~~~~~:901\ District to get extra iudge l
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III DO c to 'lrn accepted I position a.. . oeS\QI\ x\II\O \ OF' APPEAL JUDGES fliaelltClmdteo.rt i:ltillldlaaiDl ... • .. ,.,.. lrudy tingul!hed vlsltinl profeuor of law at Id the ,3& \a.\\el\ 'Oro CO U RT let Jad&e pro tImpore _ 011 **.... ,
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h · Court to hear criminal cases. Befor" D"~" rtheclYil .... ~f\)'" ~ . ~eo /I"I:Js \~'lo \I'~ S court WInS the Courts of Appeal judges "." ~'" .• "y to •• IV ,\\v ""'''~. II \'0'11\ ~'lo\~ 'II'lo~\ ~~'1. .' • familiarize themselve~ ,. • c..,e, , .. mlnal" ~ ~\\., .. , \y. r:.esS\o., r:.o'\) olll'r:.~(:; ~~I' ~ \~'lo L. bused children appellate procp.r'· ..td.\.~ ~"" e John A. Ol- '\ c:,~\'is ~1l~\I'~ :'O~\o~ ~?,~ 'O~IlI'~~ ~'Ol's, ~1l~C.\~
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'II The program also also provide con- ..t' V ~ '\:, ..... ,~'U \~ \-Il ,.j~ ?,~ ~s 0\ f:,\C\'O ~Il(:,~ \1' ~e~1' 0 '(~es\~ ~f''' It tinuous tracking of children who ,.. ~ ~ ¥c:::.. V ., Irom the "" lI~es \1' tJ. ~o\e~ ~'O ~'\) ~ \~e f.~\\'\ '!Io~\ 1>~' ~ \~ e IS removed from their homes bv ~J:' . ~ . ~urrently h~ve on. e.~?> f.1'\S ~~el'\ ~ oi\S\~ ~'\ ?,~ ~(:, ~er;; ~\ .• IV 'I:>\IlS~,~I'~ 'I. '0'\ \~ o order to promote more ,. ~~.... ~D "!t , .. ler Will be effective July . .o,\O~~n c'\). , .... ~ - e;.r:.\?> ¢ ~e .",,1" ,\ ~. ,p\c.Il~ .. Il~~ ~. ~ o handling of these cbiY' ~ V '" J d' . I .. . 1 d'~ :,.. Ilislrict a!tome\>" ~O .......J c,. Appeal judges at a tir U ICla meetIng, semInar p anne rlli;;-~nd fostel , ~ _.I,e Court during a portion of '1 v(J~ 0- _.. _.'. -'- .-.~-~ A joint meeting of the Louisiana Louisiana Sta,.:\ ty Scllool of ;b Tf4i';;' f '*" >lildiciary and the Judicial Council of Law.Jo \~V ajordraitJ.
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I ... vlJ~ ~ del. '>" MURRET HEADS NATIONAL "<>qjslallll Judicial Seminar, ~~" ..... \ ... thOle recent i fund~ 'l')'!ountry _1!D. 'Ionday and Tuesda :\'" "'\\\\'.t'mellb alonl .. ith
!:!~~ga~~.eda?dne6Iectedc CO. URT ADMINISTRATORS GROUP 'otel. "'~\~ ~~\_.~J1 procedure, criminal Ie discu 'S\ \~ . JuveniJe law. .
t I t ""."ges In tlle state' ('\ \)' S"\' _nief Justice John A. Dillon Jr., ,r er appea s sen ence recent develop "ll.~'v G\~ chai~an 01 the Judicial CouncIl, will , nal law, co '" \~" ~ and preside oyer the meetin& and Rmlnar.
t· fil .. 1 projects of th~ '~,~J1. Edward F. Glusman, president of the o e transcrIpts tlDle Y The princip" - _""er will be H. Louisiana State Bar AssociatioD, will
Alston Jobnson lII, I~w professor at give the welcomiD& address.
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ANNUAL REPORT WITH
1981 STATISTICS AND RELATED DATA'
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1981 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA 301 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Eugene J. Murret Judicial Administrator
Letter of Transmittal ................................................................................................. 4 Supreme Court ...................................................... ~ ................................................... 5 Judicial Council ........................................................................................................ 8 Judicial Administrator's Report ................................................................................... 10 State Budget Graph .................................................................................................. 1.l Judicial Planning Committee ...................................................................................... 12 . Judicial College ....................................................................................................... 14 Judiciary Commission ............................................................................................... 16 Law Library of Louisiana ............................................................... ~ .......................... 17 Courts of Appeal ..................................................................................................... 18 District Courts ............................................................ : ........................................... 21
Family and Juvenile Courts City and Parish Courts .............................................................................................. 29
STATISTICAL SECTION
Introduction ........................................................................................................... 32 Supreme (';Dart ........................................................................................................ 33 Courts of Appeal ..................................................................................................... 35 District Courts ........................................................................................................ 36 Family and Juvenile Courts ........................................................................................ 39 City and Parish Courts .............................................................................................. 40 Maps .................................................................................................................... 46 Court Structure ....................................................................................................... 50
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EDITOR Paulette Holahan
STATISTICAL SECTION Dr. Hugh Collins
Lansing L. Mitchell, Jr. Ronald Wm. Stritzinger
Dorothy Graffeo SECRETARIAL ASSISTANCE
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CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN A. DIXON. JR.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES
PASCAL F. CALOGERO. JR. WALTER F. MARCUS. JR. JAMES L. DENNIS FRED A. BLANCHE. JR. JACK CROZIER WATSON HARRY T. LEMMON
&uprfmf Clrour! STATE OF LOUISIANA
New ®deaus
To the Members of the Supreme Court of Louisiana To the Members of the Board of Governors of the
Louisiana State Bar Association
Sirs:
301 LOYOLA AVE .. 70112
TELEPHONE 504-568-5707
March 1, 1982
This is the "complete detailed report" which the Judicial Council is required to make to the Supreme Court and the Board of Governors of the Bar Association. The statistical report demonstrates a year of increased activity at every level of the judiciary.
Included in thiL report is a detailed summary of the Judicial Council, the Judicial Administrator, the Louisiana Law Library, the Judiciary Commission and the Judicial College.
We enter the year 1982 as we entered 1981, with hope of gammg greater participation from judges in planning for the future improvement of the judicial system of the State of Louisiana. For that purpose, this report of the past yearls wox:k is submitted.
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THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN A. DIXON, JR.
Justice Dixon is eiected from the Second Supreme Court District comprised of the following parishes: BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CLAIBORNE, DESOTO, NAT· CHITOCHES, RED RIVER, SABINE, VER· NON, WEBSTER, AND WINN.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE PASCAL F. CALOGERO, JR.
Justice Calogero is elected from the First Supreme Court District comprised of the following parishes: JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, AND ST. BERNARD.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JAMES L. DENNIS
Justice Dennis is elected from the Fourth Supreme Court District comprised of the following parishes: CALDWELL, CATAHOULA, CONCORDIA, EAST CAR· ROLL, FRAN'KLIN, JACKSON, LA SALLE, LINCOLN, MADISON, MOREHOUSE, OUACHITA, RICHLAND, TENSAS, UNION, AND WEST CARROLL.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JACK C. WATSON
Justice Watson is elected from the Third Supreme Court District comprised of the following parishes: ACADIA, ALLEN, AVOYELLES, BEAUREGARD, CALCASIEU, CAMERON, EVANGELINE, GRANT, JEFFER· SON DAVIS, LAFAYETTE, AND RAPIDES.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WALTER F. MARCUS, JR.
Justice Marcus is elected from the First Supreme Court District comprised of the following parishes: JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, AND ST. BERNARD.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE FRED A. BLANCHE, JR.
Justice Blanche is elected from the Fifth Supreme Court District comprised of the following pari:::,hes: EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELl ClAN A, IBERVILLE, LIVINGSTON, POINT COUPEE':, ST. HELENA, ST LANDRY, ST. TAMMANY, TANGIPAHOA, WASH· INGTON, WEST BATON ROUGE, and WEST FELICIANA.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE HARRY T. LEMMON
Justice Lemmon is elected from the Sixth Supreme Court District comprised of the following parishes: ASCENSION, ASSUMp· TION, IBERIA, LAFOURCHE, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. MARY, ST. MARTIN, TERREBONNE, AND VERMILION.
CLERK OF COURT THE HONORABLE
FRANS J. LABRANCHE, JR.
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Left to right: Associate Justice Jack C. Watson, Associate Justice James L. Dennis; Associate Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Chief Justice John A. Dixon, Jr., Associate Justice Walter F. Marcus, Jr., Associate Justice Fred A. Blanche, Jr., and Associate Justice Harry T. Lemmon.
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THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL New judgeships; new committees; legislation for
court personnel; incorporation of the Judicial Planning Committee (JPC); a joint legistlative committee to study court financing; and a proposed plan for its own reorganization were the result of the recommendations and actions of the Louisiana Judicial Council in 1981.
Six new judgeships are created ...
Following the recommendations of the Judicial Council, the 1981 Louisiana State Legislature created six new judgeships: one each for the 22nd. Judicial District (St. Tammany and Washington Parishes); the 16th. Judicial District (Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary Parishes); the 29th. Judicial District (St. Charles and St.John Parishes); and two for the 24th. Judicial District (Jefferson Parish). The Legislature split the 20th. Judicial District (E. and W. Feliciana) creating the 40th. Judicial District to be composed of West Feliciana Parish. One new judgeship was created for the 40th. Judicial District. The split was subject to referendum by the people of the district and was defeated in West Feliciana Parish. However, at the special session of the Legislature, an additional judgeship was created for the 20th. Judicial District.
All recommendations .,' ~'r1e council relative to new judgeships were made after investigation by the office of the Judicial Administrator and evaluation by the Committee to Evaluate Requests for New Judgeships, chaired, by Judge Thomas Tanner.
Council Committee appointed Study Committee formed ••.
Joint Legislative
In other action, the Council approved a motion to , appoint a study committee to develop a policy on the' creation of Parish Courts. Judge Hillary Crain was appointed Chairman of the committee. It is expected that the committee will issue a report in 1982.
Noting that local government and local court funds are not adequate to support the operations of the district courts (which are really state courts, and not local courts), the Judicial Council passed a proposal that a joint legislative study committee be created to study the financing of the state's courts. This committee meets prior to the next regular session of the legislature. i
The Council approved a request that Clerks of the' Courts of Appeal be paid from court funds rather than have their salaries fixed by the Legislature. This was not introduced during the legislative session. A request to seek funding from the legislature for a law clerk and traffic referee for Jefferson Juvenile Court was approved by the Council but was not successful in Baton Rouge. The traffic referee proposal passed the Legislature but was vetoed by the Governor and the proposed funding for the law clerk was defeated in the: Legislature. Both have been funded on a local basis since 1974.
Other Judicial council action ...
The Judicial Planning Committee which has been designated as a special committee of the Judicial Council has revitalized some of its subcommittees and discontinued others.
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Judicial Council reorganization committee reports •••
The Judicial Council accepted the report of the Committee to Study and Make Recommendations with Respect to A Reorganization of the Judicial Council, chaired by Mr. John Combe, Jr. In summary the committee recommended as follows: 1) The size of the Judicial Council be reduced from 17 to 11 members. 2) The new Council should consist of the Chief Justice, one other member of the Supreme Court, one Court of Appeal judge, 2 District Court judges, 1 City Court judge, 1 Juvenile Court judge, 2 lawyers and 2 laymen -the judges to be elected by their courts or associations, the lawyers by the Bar Association with the reco,mmen-
. dation that one lawyer be from a parish with a population of over 100,000 and the two laymen be selected by the Chief Justice from nominees submitted by the Louisiana Press Association, the Council for a Better Louisiana, the Public Affairs Research Council and the League of Women Voters. 3) The Chief Justice shall act as Chairman of the Judicial Council. 4) The new Council shall make active use of broad based ad hoc subcommittees. 5) A special advisory committee to the Judicial Council shall be formed consisting of one member of the House of Representatives, one member of the Senate, a representative of the District Attorneys Association, a representative of the Clerks of Court Association, the Attorney General or his representative and a representative of the Sheriff's Association and that this committee meet with the Judicial Council at least twice a year. 6) Request of the Legislature appropriation of funds for the Council's increased activities.
On behalf of the Louisiana District Judges Association, Judge Richard Gauthier, President of the Association, filed a dissenting report stating that it was a serious mistake to remove the legislators from the Judicial
I Council and urging that the legislators be retained on the Council.
The Council will consider the reports and determine its course of action during 1982.
The Judicial Council of the Supreme Court of Louisiana was established in 195D and received its first funding by the state legislature in i~54. Its task is to evaluate and monitor the operations and procedures of the judicial system of tne state. In this capacity, it serves as a clearinghouse for ideas for simplifying and expediting judicial procedures and/or correcting shortcomings in the system.
NON-VOTING Honorable J. Cleveland Fruge,
Retired Third Circuit Court o~ Appeal-Secretary
EX-OFFICIO Honorable Walter F. Marcus, Jr.,
Assor.iate Justice, Supreme Court of Louisiana
Honorable James L. Dennis Associate Justice,
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Honorable Fred A. Blanche, Jr., Associate Justice,
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Honorable Jack Watson Associate Justice,
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Honorable Harry T. Lemmon Associate Justice,
Supreme Court of Louisiana
STAFF Mr. Eugene J. Murret Judicial Administrator
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Left. t~ right -- Seated: Ben Richard Hanchey, Esquire, representing Young Lawyers Section, LOUISIana State Bar Association; Judge Edwin R. Hughes, representing Louisiana District Judge~ ~ssociatio?; Judge Richard H. Gauthier, representing Louisiana District Judges Ass?clatIon; ~tandm~: M. Truman Woodward, Jr., Esquire, representing Louisiana State Law Institute; ChIef JustIce,John A. Dixon, Jr., Chairman of the Judicial Council; Judge Leon Ford, III! repres~n!ing L~uis.iana Council of Juvenile Court Judges; and J. Nathan Stansbury, representmg LOUISIana DIstrIct Attorneys Association.
Left to right -- Honorable Thomas A. Casey, State Senator; Judge O. E. Price, representing Conference of Court of Appeal Judges; and Judge Frederick S. Ellis representing Conference of Court of Appeal Judges,
Left to right -- Seated: Mrs. Martha E. McCrory, citizen representative; Judge J. Cleveland Fruge, Retired, Secretary of the Judicial Council; Standing: Judge J. Nilas Young, representing Louisiana City Judges Association; Lawrence B. Sandoz, Jr. Esquire, representing Louisiana State Bar Association; and Judge Salvadore T. Mule, representing Louisiana Council of Juvenile Court Judges.
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Honorable Joseph Accardo, Jr. State Representative
Mr. Samuel C. Gainsburgh Representing Louisiana State Bar
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AssocIate Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr.
Louisiana Supreme Court
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J. Andrus Barousse Representing Clerks of Court
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The Judicial Administrator Reports EUGENE J. MURRET
Judicial Administrator
Transfer of criminal appellate jurisdiction nears ... no reduction in Supreme Court work load seen before 1984
July 1, 1982, markil the official transfer of criminal appellate jurisdiction from the Supreme Court to the Courts of Appeal. However, the transition will not be instantaneous. Cases in which the order of appeal was granted prior to July 1 will be lodged in th~ Supreme Court· cases in which the order of appeal IS granted after july 1 will be lodged in the Courts of Appeal.
Given the time required for the preparation of transcripts and records for criminal appeals, it is anticipated that filings of criminal appeals in the Supreme Court will not diminish for quite sometime. Because of the Supreme Court's anticipated pending case load on June 30 and based upon projections for filings in th~ next two years, staff analysis indicated that the. actual overall work load of the Supreme Court will not diminish noticeably until mid 1984.
Court of Appeal reporting system (CA1~.s) tracks appeals •.•
CARS tracks appeals from the filing of the motion for appeal until the appeal is decided in the court of appeal. Once a month the chief judges and clerks of the courts , . , of appeal receive a year-to-date report on their cou~t s workload. This report lists: number of appeals pendmg in the circuits; number of appeals granted in the circuit and the parishes where these appeals were granted; number lodged in the circuit and average time span from granting of motion for appeal to lodging of appeal; number of appeals disposed of before argument; number of appeals disposed of after argument and average time span from lodging of appeal to disposition in courts of appeal; number of appeals granted in the circuit but neither lodged nor disposed of before lodging (Le., pipeline cases); number of delinquent appeals in the circuit (i.e., appeals whose return date has passed and which have not received an extended return date), case names and numbers of these appeals, court reporters responsible, and return dates of these appeals.
At this time, we are developing plans to incorporate into CARS the criminal caseload of the courts of appeal once the transfer of jurisdiction has occurred.
Court Reporter Pool in full operation ...
The Court Reporter Pool supervised by the Supreme Court now consists of court reporters hired in cities spread across the state (Shreveport, Alexandria, Trout Lafayette, and metropolitan New Orleans). The size df the court reporter pool has been increased gradually as patterns of need for their services has
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data to track appeals to the Courts of Appeal from the filing of the notice of appeal to the filing of the appeal in the circuit court. Similarly, the Office collects data from the Supreme Court records to track criminal appeals from the filing of the notice of appeal to t~e. filing of the appeal in the Supreme Court. In both CIVil and criminal cases the Office keeps track of where the appeal is coming'from and who the court reporter is who is responsible for producing the transcripts. The above data allows us to pinpoint those reporters who are overloaded, those appeals which are delinquent, and to take remedial steps.
During 1981, 84 assignments were made of personnel from the court reporter pool. These assignments ranged from one day to six months. The majo~ity of assignments were made in response to calls from Judges whose court reporters has become overworked and were falling behind in the production of their transcripts. However, in some cases, this office took the initiative by calling court reporters who were seriously behind, and offered assistance. After an assignment, the court requesting the assignment is sent an evaluation sheet. To date, the evaluations of the performance of pool court reporters have been excellent.
For more information about the court reporter pool and to request the assignment of a court reporter, call the Chief Deputy Judicial Administrator, Dr. Hugh M. Collins, at 504/568-5747.
Supreme Court automation activities ..•
In 1981, the Louisiana Supreme Court took. a step forward in automation and court technology. Wnts and appeals heard by the Justices of the Court are now prepared on word processing equipment. The Clerk of the Louisiana Supreme Court is in the process of computerizing his entire records intake procedure and all functions associated with his records management systems. The Judicial Administrator's Office is redesigning its records and statistical systems relative to the work of the Courts of Appeal and the City and Parish Courts. Also, enhancements to the Courts of Appeal system (CARS) to include criminal jurisdiction are currently being made. The financial system operated by the Judicial Administrator's Office is being redesigned to incorporate present needs not handled by the current system.
Louisiana Court Administrators form association ...
For the first time, the Court Administrators of Louisiana have joined together to form an organization. The group, consisting of 23 members statewide met three times during 1981. The Louisiana Court Administrators Association, as it is named, formulated a statement of purpose and elected a permanent Chairman.
The purpose of the Association is to encourage communication among the court administrators and to afford a forum for continued education.
Robert Tyler, Court Administrator of the 22nd Judicial District Court was elected Chaiman and Deputy Judicial Administrator Paulette Holahan, who served as temporary Chairman prior to Tyler's election, will serve as secretary.
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DEPT. OF EDUCATION 32.8%
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THE JUDICIARY .• %
The Judicial Planning Committee
JPC Merges with judicial council ...
The Judicial Planning Committee of the Louisiana Supreme Court, chaired by Associate Justice James L. Dennis, has merged with the Judicial Council of the Supreme Court and is now a special committee of the Council.
Its first task in this new circumstance was to lend staff assistant to the appointed committee, chaired by New Orleans Attorney John Combe, Jr., to make recommendations for the reorganization of the Council itself. This committee completed its work. The report was duly submitted to the Judicial Council and is presently under consideration by that group.
JPC takes inventory . . . retains some committees, discontinues others, forms new ones ...
In addition to this activity, the JPC took inventory of its own functions and subcommittees determining what the Committee should properly retain and what might better be relinquished to the Council as a whole or be discontinued altogether.
In evaluating its own operations, the JPC used criteria based largely on the results of its annual Problem and Needs Survey of the judges and clerks of the state.
Noting that the ongoing need for adequate funding for equipment, facilities and pesonnel and a growing concern on the part of the judiciary for the deterioration of the public's opinion of the courts (this coincides with a concern for jury selection and management) emerged from the survey as major priorities, JPC made the following changes in its composition.
It was determined that the Funding and Facilities Subcommittee should continue. Increased funding for the courts will be sought and a joint committee of the Legislature will undertake a study of court financing as a result of the report and study already conducted by the Funding and Facilities Subcommittee which is chaired by Judge Guy Humphries.
The committee turned its attention to two subcommittees which had been created because of the JPC's participation in the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) program, the Steering and the Priorities Subcommittees. It was agreed that the Steering Subcommittee would continue to review applications for $2.5 which had been appropriated by the state for The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE ). It was agreed, however, that the Priorities Subcommittee now serves no function and it was discontinued.
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Considering the enormous advances in technology and the trend toward computerization, it was determined that the Science and Technology Committee will be retained and enlarged. Judge Hillary Crain is Chairman.
When considering the Juvenile Facilities Subcommittee, the JPC was forced to acknowledge that while the lack of juvenile facilities in the state was an extremely impo~t~nt problem: it. was one that more properly and realIstIcally was WIthIn the purview of the executive branch of the government and the committee voted to abolish this subcommittee. A Juvenile Courts Subcommittee was established. Judge Sal Mule will serve as chairman. It was also decided to discontinue the Sentencing Subcommittee. However, requests will be made of the ,Judicial Colleg~ that its board consider holding semInars on sentencIng.
Long range planning subcommittee plans major initiative in the area of appellate caseflow •.•
Judge P.atrick M. Schott, Chairman of the LongRange Planmng Subcommittee--which will be retained-~eported that the subcommittee plans a major initiative In the area of appellate caseflow and recommended that the Court Reporting Subcommittee be combined with the Long-Range Planning Subcommittee. It was also noted that the Long-Range Planning Subcommittee is ~till studying the pros and cons of merit selection of Judges.
The JPC staff will participate in the study of the staffing levels ne~d<:d by the Supreme Court following the transfer of cnmInal appellate jurisdiction (effective July 1, 1982).
Still active and with a history of outstanding success as a catalyst causing needed planning for and changes in the court system of the state the JPC has become a part of the Judicial Council.
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LOUISIANA JUDICIAL COLLEGE 1981 ANNUAL REPORT
Members of th.e Louisiana Judi~ial College, pictured at a breakfast meeting, are: (Left to Right) Mr. Edward F. Glusman, Dr. Hugh M. CollIns, Professor Wmston Day, Judge Elvis C. Stout, Judge Thomas C. Wicker, Jr., and Judge E. L. Guidry, Jr.
Continuing Judicial education has been the focus of the Louisiana Judicial College throughout 1981. Seminars and meeting sponsored by the College were designed for the Louisiana judiciary and related judicial staff.
A seminar on comparative negligence held in Baton Rouge early in the year included on the faculty New Orleans attorney Samuel Gainsburgh; David W. Robertson, a former Baker and Botts Professor of Law at the University of Texas Law School and Professors H. Alston Johnson, III and Frank L. Maraist of the LSU Law Center Faculty.
The Louisiana Judicial College also cosponsored, with the Judicial College, the Annual Spring and Fall meetings of the Louisiana Juvenile Court Judges Association, the Louisiana City Court Judges Association, the Loui-
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siana Conference of Court of Appeal Judges and the Louisiana District Judges Association.
Another meeting offered solely by the Judicial College was the Law Clerks Seminar. Held annually for clerks of the Louisiana Courts of Appeal, the meeting was opened for the first time to clerks of the Louisiana District Courts.
In addition to seminars and meetings, the Judicial College is in the process of revising the Louisiana Judges' Bench Book. In consultation with Professors Cheney C. Joseph and P. Raymond Lamonica, the members of the Bench Book Advisory Committee, chaired by Judge Hillary J. Crain, approved revisions which will be included in the next printing of the Jury Instruction and Criminal Proceedings
Left to Right facing the camera: Judge Thomas C. Wicker, Jr., Judge E. L. Guidry, Jr., Mr. Eugene J. Murret, Judge C. William Roberts, Judge Gerald P. Fedoroff, and Representative Huntington B. Downer, Jr.
volumes. Printing and distribution of these revisions is scheduled for 1982.
The Bench Book Project was originally funded under a grant from the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE), but is presently funded totally by state funds through the Judicial College budget.
Research on Rules of Evidence for publication of an Evidence Manual was also begun with funding from a small LCLE grant. Funding was insufficient to complete the task and efforts will be made to revive the project in the next fiscal year.
Professor Francis C. Sullivan, the first Executive Director of the Louisiana Judicial College, resigned this position on June 30, 1981. Professor Sullivan, who is a full-time faculty member of the LSU Law Center, is currently serving at the University of San Diego Law School as a Distinguished Professor of Law for the 1981-82 academic year.
Succeeding Prof. Sullivan as Executive Director of the College is Professor Winston R. Day, also a full-time faculty member at the LSU Law Center.
Professor Day served as the Dean of the Law School from 1978 to 1980, during its tran-
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As is always the case, the Judicial College ended the year by beginning work on seminars and meetings for the coming year.
The report was prepared by Nancy Miller, Louisiana Judicial College Staff.
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE LOUISIANA JUDICIAL COLLEGE
The Judges serving on the board are: Justice Harry T. Lemmon, New Orleans, Louisiana, Chairman Honorable E. L. Guidry, Jr., St. Martinville, Louisiana Honorable C. Willillm Roberts, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Honorable Thomas C. Wicker, Jr., Gretna, Louisiana Honorable Elvis C. Stout, Monroe, Louisiana Honorllble Pike Hall, Jr., Shreveport, Louisiana Honorable Gerald P. Fedoroff, New Orleans, Louisiana
The remaining members of the board are: The President of the Louisiana State Bar Association (presently
Edward F. Glusman, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) The Governor or his representative One state representative eppointed by the Governor One state senator appointed by the Governor The Judicial Administrator, Eugene J. Murret, s!!rves as the Board's secretary.
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THE JUDICARY COMMISSION OF LOUISIANA 1981 ANNUAL REPORT
Forty-eight matters were referred to the Commission during the year, and sixteen were pending at the beginning of the year. Of those sixty-four matters, thirteen are pending as of the close of 1981. The other fiftyone were either closed without action or otherwise resolved to the satisfaction of the Commission. Twelve formal investigations were ordered and conducted. Two formal hearings were held, one of which resulted in a voluntary resignation from office at the start of the hearing, and the other of which resulted in a recommendation to the Supreme Court which ordered a 9O-day suspension without pay. In the latter case, prior to the scheduled date of a contempt hearing for alleged violations of the suspension order, the judge voluntarily resigned.
The Judiciary Commission, was created by constitutional amendment adopted November 5, 1968. By that amendment (Article IX, Section 4, Constitution of 1921), the Commission was composed of seven members -four judges, two attorneys, and one lay citizen. The Judicial Administrator was the Chief Executive Officer.
That Article provided that "a justice or judge may be removed from office or retired involuntarily for willful misconduct relating to his official duty or willful or persistent failure to perform his duty, or habitual intemperance, or for conviction, while in office, of a felony". It also provided that "a justice or judge may be retired involuntarily for disability that seriously interferes with the performance of his duties and that is, or is likely to become, of a permanent character" .
Artcle V, Section 25, Constitution of 1974, continues the Judiciary Commission as a constitutional body with the same purposes and procedures but with changes in membership and additional disciplinary powers. The membership is now nine persons: three judges appointed by the Supreme Court; three attorneys appointed by the Conference of Court of Appeal Judges; and three lay persons appointed by the Louisiana District Judges Association.
The Judicial Administrator remains the Chief Executive Officer, however, this is now provided for by Supreme Court rule under the court's authority to make rules implementing the constitutional provision.
The powers of the Commission now include to recommend, in addition to removal and involuntary retirement, censure, and suspensions with or without salary. Additional causes for disciplinary action are: persistent and public conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into desrepute, and conduct while in office which would constitute a felony. All other matters originally provided remain the same.
Actions are pursued as a result of a complaint or on the Commission's own motion, by investigation, adversary hearings and recommendation to the Supreme Court. All Commission proceedings, evidence and documents filed with the Commission, are confidential. Proceedings before the Supreme Court on recommendation of the Commission are not confidential.
Editor's Note: Complaints may be made to the officer of the Chief Executive Officer of the C01~)1Iission, Eugene J. Murret, 109 Supreme Court Building, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, Tel: (504) 568-574),
MEMBERSHIP OF THE JUDICIARY COMMISSION
Don J. Dupepe, Esquire, Chairman William J. Childress, Vice-Chairman Bertrand N. Sweeney, Jr. Judge L. Julian Samuel Richard F. Knight, Esquire Judge Robert T. Farr
(As of December 31, 1981)
W. W. McDougall Sidney E. Cook, Esquire Judge Thomas C. Wicker, Jr. Eugene J. Murret, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Hugh M. Collins, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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LAW LIBRARY OF LOUISIANA A report by Carol Billings, Head Librarian
1981 was a year of significant change for the Law Library of Louisiana. Miss Harriet Lemann, who served the library faithfully for ten years, retired at the end of March. The Supreme Court and the library staff feted her with a reception in the Conference Room, attended by more than 100 friends, colleagues and family members. On April 1, Carol Billings, who had held the positions of cataloger and then reference librarian since 1976, became the new director. Patsy Brautigam was chosen from a large field of applicants to take over the reference and documents librarian's responsibilities.
Mrs. Brautigam exemplifies the law library'S attitude toward service. Although we exist first and foremost to answer the legal research needs of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, we are also eager to assist every judge, attorney and private citizen who comes to us or calls us for information. We do not confine our research within the walls of our own library. It is common practice for us to call city, state and federal ag~ncies to track down publications and clarify information. We often refer our patrons to another appropriate library in the city or borrow books or mircrofilm on interlibrary loan for them to use. If we were to place a motto over the library's entrance, it could appropriately be, "Nothing is too much trouble."
Perhaps the most exciting development for the library during 1981 was our initiation into the computer age. In March the library'S computer terminal was installed to enable us to use the OCLC automated cataloging system as part of the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET). After a short training period, Sarah Churney, our cataloging librarian, and her assistant, D. D. Thompson, began to use the automated system exclusively, to provide the information necessary to catalog books and periodicals, as well as to produce cards for the library's card catalog.
The system has proven to be very efficient. About 95% of materials to be cataloged were found in the computer data base, which consists of cataloging records input by over 1800 member libraries. Besides processing all new materials, we have been able to catalog about 600 older titles which were part of a longstanding backlog. These included many of the state reports and treaties and almost all of a large number of periodicals that had never been fully cataloged. In the first nine months of operation 885 titles have been cataloged using the system. The system has also worked well in obtaining books, which our patrons need, from other libraries, a function provided by the OCL<.::: interlibrary loan network. If the book or journal requested is not in our collection, we are able to find out which libraries in the network own the title and ask to borrow a copy, all via the computer terminal.
Computers are very much on the minds of law librarians these days. In June Director Carol Billings attended a week-long institute concerned with computer applications for law libraries sponsored by the American Association of Law Libraries at the University of Virginia Law School. Sessions at the association's convention in Washington also concentrated heavily upon the new technology. In the new year the library hopes to initiate a computerized legal research service for Louisiana's district judges. Our budget request pro-
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Among the tomes in the special collections room are Betty Kern and Carol Billings, seated, and Bill Luster, Sarah Churney, Patsy Brautigam, David Laurent, and D. D. Thompson, standing.
poses the addition to our staff of an attorney/librarian who would receive telephone requests from the judges and then carry out the research using a Westlaw computer terminal and the library's collection.
Another major accomplishment of 1981 was that we found out how large our collection really is. Two young students worked during the summer to count the entire collection. The grand total was 103,000 volumes in paper and an additional 3,000 equivalent volumes in microfilm. Since completion of the inventory, more than 1,000 additional volumes have been added. In July we began recording the number of books and pericdicals received each day so that monthly and annual statistics can be compiled. These should be most helpful in the future in the preparation of budget requests, projections of growth, and estimates of space requirements.
The single most notable acquisition by the library this year was the British Statutes in Force. Compiled between 1972 and 1980, this monumental loose-leaf set contains the actual text of each statute, many of which are centuries old, in a code arrangement. Regular supplementation will keep the work current. The library also received on a depository basis approximately 200 different titles published by the Government Printing Office that are important to legal research. During 1981 Congressional hearings were added and, the collection of bills and resolutions grew significantly.
Early fall was budget-preparation time, and once again, in an attempt to bring the library's staff's salaries in line with otherF- in the Supreme Court and with law librarians in other states, the director submitted a systematic salary plan based on defined ranges for each staff position. A survey of eleven other state law libraries which operate under such plans provided the groundwork for the proposal. Implementation of the plan would correct an unsatisfactory situation of long standing.
Finally, during 1981 the library staff began the practice of writing a brief column for each Louisiana Judicial Newsletter about various aspects of our collection and servce--interesting acquisitions, "oldies but goodies," techologial innovations, etc. We look forward to continuing through this medium of communication to inform the Louisiana judiciary of our assets and needs in order to serve them better.
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THE LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL Roster of Judges and Clerks
Judges Domicile District FIRST CIRCUIT (Baton Rouge)
Frederick S. Ellis, Chief Justice Covington Third Grover L. Covington Hammond Third Morris A. Lottinger, Jr. Houma First Remy Chiasson I Thibodaux First Wallace A. Edwards Covington Third Elven E. Ponder Baton Rouge Second Elmo E. Lear Baton Rouge Second Luther F. Cole Baton Rouge Second J. Louis Watkins, Jr. Houma First Melvin A. Shortess2 Baton Rouge Second Chief Judge Frederick S. Ellis Burrell J. Carter2
Greensburg Third Felix H. Savoie, Jr.2 Belle Rose First Clerk: Edward C. Seghers
SECOND CIRCUIT (Shreveport) O. E. Price, Chief Judge Bossier City At Large Pike Hall, Jr. Shreveport Third Charles A. Marvin Minden Second Jasper E. Jones West Monroe First Fred W. Jones, Jr. Ruston At Large Fred C. Sexton, Jr.2 Shreveport Third William Norris, lIP Monroe First
Clerk: Bob W. Schulman
Chief Judge O. E. Price THIRD CIRCUIT (Lake Charles) W. A. Culpepper, Chief Judge Alexandria First Jerome E. Domengeaux Lafayette At Large Edmond L. Guidry, Jr. St. Martinville Third J. Burton Foret Ville Platte At Large Cecil C. Cutrer Lake Charles Second G. William Swift, Jr. Lake Charles Second Jimmy M. Stoker Alexandria First Ned E. Doucet, Jr. Kaplan Third P. J. Laborde Marksville At Large
Clerk: Kenneth J. deBlanc
FOURTH CIRCUIT (New Orleans) L. Julian Samuel, Chief Judge Gretna First William V. Redmann New Orleans Second
Chief Judge W. A. Culpepper Thomas J. Kliebert Gramercy Third James C. Gulotta New Orleans Second John C. Boutall Metairie First Patrick M. Schott New Orleans Second Denis A. Barry New Orleans Second Jim Garrison New Orleans Second Lawrence A. Chehardy Metairie First Robert J. Klees3 Mereaux Third Charles R. Ward2 New Orleans Second Israel M. Augustine2 New Orleans Second William H. Byrnes, lIP New Orleans 2nd, 4th, 5th Philip C. Ciaccio2 New Orleans 2nd, 4th, 5th Robert L. Lobrano2 Belle Chasse Fifth David R. M. Williams2 New Orleans Second
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FIRST DISTRICT C. J. Bolin, Chief Judge James E. Clark' Fred C. Sexton, Jr.' John R. Ballard Gayle K. Hamilton Charles R. Lindsay Eugene W. Bryson Paul Lynch Jeffrey P. Victory'
Parishes Within District
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Shreveport
Court Administrator: Thomas M. Williams
CADDO PARISH JUVENILE COURT Gorman E. Taylor, Chief Judge Andrew B. Gallagher
SECOND DISTRICT David T. Caldwell, Chief Judge Paul A. Newell Robert Y. Butler
THIRD DISTRICT O. L. Waltman, Jr., Chief Judge James M. Dozier
FOURTH DISTRICT Lemmie O. Hightower, Chief Judge Robert T. Farr Fred Fudickar, Jr. William Norris, III' John R. Joyce John R. Harrison'
Jackson Claiborne Bienville
Union Lincoln
Morehouse Ouachita
Jonesboro Homer Arcadia
Farmerville Ruston
Bastrop Monroe
Court Administrator: B. B. Clair Stron
FIFTH DISTRICT John C. Morris, Jr., Chief Judge B. I. Berry Sonny N. Stephens
SIXTH DISTRICT Cliff C. Adams, Chief Judge Alwine M. Ragland
SEVENTH DISTRICT Richard P. Boyd, Jr., Chief Judge W. C. Falkenheiner
EIGHTH DISTRICT Hiram J. Wright, Chief Judge
NINTH DISTRICT Guy E. Humphries, Jr., Chief Judge' Jules L. Davidson, Jr.' Robert P. Jackson Alfred A. Mansour Richard E. "Dick" Lee Lloyd G. Teekell William P. Polk'
1. Became Chief Judge January I, 1982 2. Took Office on January I, 1982 3. Became Circuit Court Judge on January I, 1982 4. Retired on December 31, i 981
Franklin Richland West Carroll
Madison East Carroll Tensas
Catahoula Concordia
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Tallulah Lake Providence St. Joseph
Harrisonburg Vidalia
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A. B. Walsworth B. A. Gladney H. R. Sledge
J. A. Brantley R. N. Cobb
A. T. Goodnight B. Downey
R. Lowe R. Haire M. N. Oldham
J. K. Post, Jr. E. B. Brock
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W. A. Book C. R. Webber, Jr.
J. O. Anders
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Parishes Judges Within District Parish Seats
TENTH DISTRICT W. Peyton Cunningham, Jr., Chief Judge Natchitoches Natchitoches John B. Whitaker
ELEVENTH DISTRICT John S. Pickett, Jr., Chief Judge DeSoto Mansfield W. Charles Brown Sabine Many
TWELFTH DISTRICT -James N. Lee, Chief Judge Avoyelles Marksville
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT Joseph E. Coreil, Chief Judge Evangeline Ville Platte L. O. Fusilier
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT A. J. Planchard, Chief Judge Warren E. Hood Calcasieu Lake Charles L. E. Hawsey, Jr. Henry L. Yelverton! W. Ellis Bond Charles S. King John A. Patin James C. McInnis
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT Hugh E. Brunson, Chief Judge G. Bradford Ware Acadia Crowley J. Byron Hebert Lafayette Lafayette Lucien C. Bertrand, Jr. Vermilion Abbeville Douglas J. Nehrbass Allen M. Babineaux Sue Fontenot Ronald David Cox John Rixie Mouton, Sr.
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT Robert M. Fleming, Chief Judge Edward A. de la Houssaye, III Iberia New Iberia John M. Duhe, Jr. St. Martin St. Martinville Robert E. Johnson St. Mary Franklin C. Thomas Bienvenu, Jr. Michael J. McNulty, Jr.2
SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT Bernard L. Knobloch, Chief Judge Lafourche Thibodeaux Walter I. Lanier, Jr. Wollen J. Falgout P. Davis Martinez (Ret., Assigned)
Court Administrator: Bobby A. Theriot
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT Ian W. Claiborne, Chief Judge Iberville Plaquemine Daniel P. Kimball W. Baton Rouge Port Allen Edward N. Engolio Pointe Coupee New Roads
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Judges NINETEENTH DISTRICT
Steve A. Alford, Jr., Chief Judge. Lewis S. Doherty, III Donovan W. Parker Melvin A. Shortess l
John S. Covington Daniel W. LeBlanc Frank Foil Douglas M. Gonzales Carl A. Guidry Charles W. "Bill" Roberts William H. "Bill" Brown Doug Moreau Leo P. Higginbotham Michael E. Ponder2
Allen J. Bergeron, Jr. Norbert C. Rayford
Parishes Within District
E. Baton Rouge
Parish Sea ..
Baton Rouge
Court Administrator: Ralph C. Berry
EAST BATON ROUGE FAMILY COURT Thomas B. Pugh, Chief JudgeS E. Donald Moseley Anthony J. Graphia
TWENTIETH DISTRICT William F. Kline, Jr., Chief Judge
TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT Burrell J. Carter, Chief Judge l
Gordon E. Causey Leon Ford, lIP Samuel T. Rowe Edward Brent Dufreche
TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT Hillary J. Crain, Chief Judge A. Clayton James John W. Greene Thomas W. Tanner] Stephen A. Duczer James R. Strain, Jr.2
TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT Charles S. Becnel, Chief Judge Leon J. LeSueur Penrose C. St. Amant·
1. Became Circuit Court Judge on January I. 1982 2. Took Office on January I, 1982 3. Became Chief Judge January I, 1982 4. Resigned 5. Died January 19, 1982
E. Feliciana W. Feliciana
Livingston St. Helena Tangip,ahoa
Clinton St. Francisville
Livingston Greensburg Amite
Court Aministrator: Bill Martens
St. Tammany Washin:gton
Covington Franklinton
Court Administrator: Bob Tyler
Ascension Assumption St. Jaml;:s
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Donaldsonville NapoleonviUe Convent
Clerks of Coart
M. Cannon
Commissioner Commissionel'
D. Hudnell M. N. Marchive
L. W. Patterson C. Johnson C. Moore
L. R. Rausch D. Seal
K. H. Bourque R. J. Marquette E. E. Kinler, Jr.
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Judges TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT
Thomas C. Wicker, Jr., Chief Judge Nestor L. Currault, Jr. Fred S. Bowes Frank V. Zaccaria H. Charles Gaudin Floyd W. Newlin Louis G. DeSonier, Jr. I
Wallace C. LeBrun Alvin R. Eason Lionel R. Collins V;;'I.,.iter E. Kollin Robert J. Burns Jacob L. Karno James L. Cannella3
Ronald P. Loumiet3
Parishes Within District
Jefferson
Parish Seats
Gretna
Court Administrator: Sandra Joaen Smith
JEFFERSON PARISH JUVENILE COURT Sol Gothard, Chief Judge Thomas P. McGee4
Nancy Amato Konrad Court Administrator: Vickie Crais
TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT Eugene E. Leon, Jr., Chief Judge l
Preston H. Hufft2
TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT Monty W. Wyche, Chief Judge Cecil C. Lowe Graydon K. Kitchens, Jr. Cecil P. Campbell, II
TWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT Joseph A. LaHaye, Chief Judge H. Garland Pavy Isom J. Guillory, Jr.
TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT Edwin R. Hughes, Chief Judge
Plaquemines
Webster Bossier
St. Landry
LaSalle
Pointe-a-Ia-Hache
Minden Benton
Opelousas
Jena
Court Administrator: Sue Coleman
TWENTY-NINTH DISTRICT Edward A. Dufresne, Jr., Chief Judge Ruche J. Marino C. William Bradley4 Thomas J. Malik Joel T. Chaisson3
THIRTIETH DISTRICT Ted R.Broyles, Chief Judge Roy B. Tuck, Jr.
THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT Walter C. Peters, Chief Judge
1. Retired on September 30, 1981 2. Became Chief Judge in October, 1981 3. Took Office on January' I, 1982 4. Became Chief Judge January 1,.1982
St. Charles St. John
Vernon
Jefferson Davis
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Hahnville Edgard
Leesville
Jennings
Clerk of Court
W. M. Justice, Jr.
A. L. Lobrano
H. S. Matthews W. Mabry
D. W. Doga
J. D. Nugent
C. J. Oubre
D. M. Perkins
G. B. Huff
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Judges THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT
Baron B. Bourg, Chief Judge Cleveland J. Marcel, Sr. Ashby W. Pettigrew, Jr. Wilmore J. Broussard i Jr. Paul R. Wimbish
THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT Edward M. Mouser, Chief Judge
THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT Melvyn J. Perez, Chief Judge Thomas M. McBride, III Richard H. Gauthier l
THIRTY-FIFTH DISTRICT W. T. McCain, Chief Judge
Parishes ' Within District
Terrebonne
Allen
St. Bernard
Grant
Parish Seats
Houma
Oberlin
Chalmette
Colfax
Court Administrator: Roger J. Breedlove
THIRTY-SIXTH DISTRICT Leland H. Coltharp, Jr., Chief Judge
THIRTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT Ronald L. Lewellyan, Chief Judge
Beauregard DeRidder
Caldwell Columbia
Court Administrator: Glenda Wilkes
THIRTY-EIGHT DISTRICT H. Ward Fontenot, Chief Judge
THIRTY-NINTH DISTRICT John S. Stephens2
Cameron
Red River
ORLEANS PARISH CIVIL DISTRICT COURT Thomas A. Early, Jr. Robert A. Katz Richard J. Garvey S. Sanford Levy Gerald P. Fedoroff Henry J. Roberts, Jr. Steven R. Plotkin Revius O. Ortique, Jr. Melvin J. Duran George C. Connolly, Jr., Chief Judge Richard J. Ganucheau Joseph V. DiRosa Charles L. Rivet John M. Holahan Anthony J. Vesich, Jr.
1. Became Chief Judge January 1,1982 2. Resigned
Clerk: Dan Foley
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Cameron
Coushatta
Clerk of Court
I. R. Boudreaux
R. L. Thomas
S. D. Torres
J. E. Lemoine
R. B. Nichols
A. L. Darden
R. U. Primeaux
E. V. Womack
Division A B C D E F G H I J K L
Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner
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Judges ORLEANS PARISH CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT
Charles R. Ward Matthew S. Braniff Jerome M. Winsberg Frank A. Marullo, Jr. Rudolph F. Becker, III Oliver P. Schulingkamp2 Frank J. Shea, Jr. Bernard J. Bagert, Sr., Chief Judge Israel M. Augustine, Jr. 1
Alvin V. Oser Gerard J. Hansen Nils R. Douglas Anthony J. Russo, Jr. George G. Kiefer Andrew J. Sciambra
Clerk: Edwin A. Lombard Court Administrator: Rivers Trussell
ORLEANS PARISH JUVENILE COURT Joan B. Armstrong Clarence B. Giarrusso, Jr. Salvadore T. Mule, Administrative Judge Edward G. Gillin Anita H. Ganucheau
Clerk: Joseph L. Peyton Court Administrator: Florence Onstad
1. Became Circuit Court Judge on January 1, 1982 2. Retired on September 30, 1981
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Magistrate Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner
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TRAFFIC 68.3% CRIMINAL [NON-TRAFFIC) 21 %
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CITY AND PARISH COURTS OF LOUISIANA Roster of Judges and Locations of Courts
Cities Abbeville Alexandria Ascension Parish Baker Bastrop Baton Rouge:
Division A
Division B Division C Division D
Bogalusa Bossier City Breaux Bridge Bunkie Crowley Denham Springs DeRidder Eunice Franklin Hammond Houma Jeanerette Jefferson Parish:
1st Parish Court Division A Division B
2nd Parish Court Division A Division B
Jennings Kaplan Lafayette
Lake Charles Division A Division B
Leesville Marksville Minden Monroe
1. Took Office on January I, 1982
Parishes Vermilion Rapides Ascension E. Baton Rouge Morehouse
E. Baton Rouge
Washington Bossier St. Martin Avoyelles Acadia Livingston Beauregard St. Landry St. Mary Tangbahoa Terrebonne Iberia
Jefferson
Jefferson
Jefferson Davis Vermilion Lafayette
Court Administrator: E. J. Picard·
Calcasieu
Vernon Avoyelles Webster Ouachita
·Lafayette City Courf only
2. Became District Court Judge on January I, 1982
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Judges Marcus A. Broussard, Jr. George M. Foote A. J. Kling, Jr. Bryant W. Conway Woodrow Wilson
Byron Stringer I Michael E. Ponder2
L. J. Hymel Darrell D. White Rosemary T. Pillow
Jim W. Richardson, Jr. Billy Ross Robinson W. Glenn Soileau James H. Mixon Don Aaron, Jr. Raymond S. Bennett William E. Hall, Jr. J. Nilas Young Charles R. Prevost John D. Kopfler Jude T. Fanguy John A. Rogers
Cyril J . Gracianette James M. Lockhart
John J. Molaison Herb G. Gautreaux William N. Knight Reule P. Bourque Kaliste J. Saloom, Jr.
Thomas P. Quirk Ralph}. Hanks, Jr. S. Chris Smith, III Benjamin C. Bennett, Jr. R. Harmon Drew Elvis C. Stout John Larry Lolley
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Cities Morgan City Natchitoches New Iberia
New Orleans: 1st City Court 1st City Court 1st City Court
2nd City Court Municipal Court Municipal Court Municipal Court Municipal Court Traffic Court Traffic Court Traffic Court Traffic Court
Oakdale Opelousas Pineville Plaquemine Port Allen Rayne Ruston Slidell Shreveport:
Division A Division B Division C
Springhill Sulphur Thibdodaux Vidalia Ville Platte West Monroe Winnfield' Winnsboro Zachary
I. Died July 4, 1981 2. Took Office on October 20, 1981 3. Died July 12, 1981 4. Took Office on January I, 1982
Parishes St. Mary Natchitoches Iberia
Orleans
Allen St. Landry Rapides Iberville W. Baton Rouge Acadia Lincoln St.Tammany
Caddo
Webster Calcasieu Lafourche Concordia Evangeline Ouachita Winn Franklin E. Baton Rouge
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Judges Robert S. Robertson Marvin F. Gahagan Ward L. Tilly I Robert L. Segura4
Dominic C.Grieshaber Charles A. Imbornone Anita L. Connick3
Niles A. Hellmers2
Lorain F. Wingerter John A. Shea Joseph R. Bossetta Eddie L. Sapir James E. Glancey, Jr. Lambert J. Hassinger Thomas L. Giraud Oliver S. Delery Louis P. Trent John P. Navarre Kenneth Boagni, Jr. F. Jean Pharis Joseph B. Dupont, Sr. Philip N. Pecquet Denald A. Beslin Kenneth W. Campbell Gus A. Fritchie, Jr.
Garner R. Miller Charles R. Scott H. Dan Sawyer N. J. McConnell Ellis W. Thompson David M. Richard George C. Murray, Jr. J. Wendel Fusilier Charles A. Traylor, II Jim W. Wiley E. Rudolph McIntyre Russell Bankston
STATISICAL APPENDIX
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL SECTION
The statistical information in this section was compiled from data submitted to the Judicial Administrator's Office by the various courts of Louisiana during calendar year 1981.
During the last ten years, total filings in the Supreme Court have increased by 205070. In 1981, a record 3,555 matters were filed, an increase of 6% over 1980. In 1980, a record 661 appeals were filed. In 1981, 817 appeals were filed surpassing the 1980 total by 24%. A similar growth in the number of writs filed has caused the court's workload to rise to 508 filings per justice in 1981.
In the Louisiana Courts Of Appeal, total filings were 3,469, an increase of 45% during the last decade. During 1981, 2,426 appeals were filed, an increase of 9 appeals over the 1980 filings. There were 452 writs filed during 1981, a decrease of 4 writs from the level of 1980.
The past decade has witnessed a 109070 increase in filings in the District Courts of Louisiana. The 1981 filings were 283,475 greater than the filings in 1972. While 79% of this growth resulted from increased criminal filings, there has also been a significant increase in civil filings from 97,970 in 1972 to 157,977 in 1981. Total 1981 filings were 14% higher than the 1980 filings and represent a record workload for the district courts. In addition to the increase in filings, the courts continued to experience a dramatic increase in the number of jury trials. During 1981, there were 689 civil jury trials and 1,073 criminal jury trials in the district courts.
In 1981, filings in Louisiana City and Parish Courts continued to grow. The 1981 filings were 3% greater than in 1980 and 37070 greater than 1975. As in past years, the bulk of these filings (467,506) were traffic related. However, the city and parish courts also received a total of 240,999 filings in the area of civil cases, juvenile cases and criminal (non traffic) cases.
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with written opinions per curiam affirmances
WRITS: Applications Filed Granted
to be argued with orders
Dismissed Not Considered Denied Opinions Rendered
REHEARINGS: Applied for Granted Denied Opinions Rendered
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION: Petitions filed Opinions Rendered
OTHER MATTERS: Filed Opinions Rendered
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA THREE YEAR TREND IN ACTIVITY
1979
493 10
217 217
2,271 529 243 286
11 50
1,462 178
209 19
182 18
8 11
70
OTHER PER CURIAM OPINIONS RENDERED 44
TOTAL FILINGS: Per Justice
TOTAL OPINIONS RENDERED
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686
1980
661 2
212 292
2,319 549 286 263
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1,747 207
268 24
271 21
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[J 1979 1980
II FIRST CIRCUIT: Appeals Filed 603 743
LJ Writs Filed 105 115
! Writs Refused 88 82 Writs Granted 22 33 Cases Dismissed 40 79
U Judgements Rendered 436 695
[ I Rehearings Acted Upon 120 177
: Cases Pending
[I Argued But Not Decided 76 85
[! To Be Argued 246 292
~ J SECOND CIRCUIT:
l J r1 Appeals Filed 303 354
! Writs Filed 38 44 Writs Refused 35 31
U Writs Granted 3 13
I I Cases Dismissed 19 19 Judgements Rendered 268 295
U Rehearings Acted Upon 76 109
n I Cases Pending
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Ii Appeals Filed 618 541
U Writs Filed 31 57 , ! Writs Refused
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11 ~ Cases Dismissed 109 49
n r Judgements Rendered 442 472
) Rehearings Acted Upon 149 192
1 Cases Pending p ~ Argued But Not Decided 1 8 of
I il] To Be Argued 241 195 I $
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I Appeals Filed 745 779 Writs Filed 221 240 Writs 'Refused 153 173
[j n Writs Granted 53 66 Cases Dismissed 76 63 Judgements Rendered 656 564
t , Rehearings Acted Upon 244 312
n Cases Pending Argued But Not Decided 112 148
fJ To Be Argued 342 496
[i TOTAL FOR ALL CIRCUITS: !
D Appeals Filed' 2,269 2,417 Writs Filed 395 456
f 1 Writs Refused 300 330 Writs Granted 84 124
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f { Judgements Rendered 1,802 2,026 ! Rehearings Acted Upon 589 790
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District Totals
2 Bienville Claiborne Jackson
District Totals
3 Lincoln Union
District Totals
4 Morehouse Ouachita
District Totals
5 Franklin Richland W. Carroll
District Totals
6 E. Carroll Madison . Tensas
District Totals
7 Catahoula Concordia District Totals
8 Winn District Totals
9 Rapides District Totals
10 Natchitoches District Totals
11 De Soto Sabine
District Totals
12 A voyelles District Totals
13 Evangeline District Totals
14 Calcasieu District Totals
LOUISIANA DISTRICT COURTS
THREE YEAR TREND IN ACTIVITY
1979 TOTAL
18,875 18,875
2,160 2,493 1,651 6,304
3,409 2,287 5,696
3,534 14,968 18,502
2,834 2,767
967 6,568
1,451 1,644 1,791 4,886
2,094 3,392 5,486
2,137 2,137
15,852 15,852
5,937 5,937
3,204 3,320 6,524
3,700 3,700
3,503 3,503
21,583 21,583
1980 TOTAL
19,911 19,911
3,128 2,873 2,806 8,807
4,272 3,843 8,115
4,078 20,517 24,595
4,202 2,461 1,600 8,263
1,896 2,705 2,692 7,293
2,385 4,856 7,241
2,363 2,363
19,144 19,144
7,356 7,356
3,905 3,527 7,432
4,405 4,405
3,593 3,593
20,130 20,130
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1981 CIVIL 8,543 8,543
799 535 605
1,939
956 712
1,668
897 4,280 5,177
865 941 526
2,332
524 376 491
1,391
223 664 887
969 969
5,340 5,340
1,989 1,989
1,116 873
1,989
150 150
1,545 1,545
7,582 7,582
1981 CRIMINAL
10,226 10,226
2,547 4,652 2,295 9,494
4,719 2,343 7,062
3,276 14,877 18,153
3,869 3,247 1,716 8,832
5,304 2,846 2,016
10,166
3,252 4,895 8,147
1,930 1,930
13,183 13,183
7,230 7,230
5,293 3,002 8,295
3,101 3,101
2,760 2,760
15,044 15,044
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16 Iberia St. Martin St. Mary
District Totals
17 Lafourche District Totals
18" Iberville Point Coupee W.Baton Rouge
District Totals
19 E. Baton Rouge District Totals
20 E. Feliciana W. Feliciana District Totals
21 Livingston St. Helena Tangipahoa
District Totals
22 St. Tammany Washington
District Totals
23 Ascension Assumption St. James
District Totals
24,' Jefferson. District Totals
25 Plaquemines District Totals
26 Bossier Webster
District Totals
27 St. Landry District Totals
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THREE YEAR TREND IN ACTIVITY
1979 TOTAL
6,834 16,646 4,354
27,834
8,819 7,646 8,185
24,650
8,421 8,421
5,411 2,915 7,787
16,113
22,649 22,649
2,715 2,089 4,804
5,017 761
11,910 17,688
11,922 4,768
16,690
12,972 1,994 2,628
17,594
16,328 16,328
4,859 4,859
11 ,598 4,132
15,730
9,472 9,472
1980 TOTAL
7,226 18,035 4,758
30,019
8,417 6,015
10,975 25,407
12,370 12,370
5,210 3,636 8,355
17,201
27,526 27,526
2,851 2,167 5,018
6,974 1,414 9,753
18,141
13,978 5,169
19,147
12,693 3,868 2,600
19,161
17,309 17,309
5,472 5,472
10,453 5,049
15,502
9,561 9,561
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2,138 6,510 1,815
10,463
2,613 1,473 3,137 7,223
2,671 2,671
1,326 871 780
2,977
15,563 15,563
1,164 571
1,735
2,378 351
3,308 6,037
5,447 2,014 7,461
1,680 681 670
3,031
13,Q23 13,923
1,061 1,061
2,674 1,154 3,828
3,187 3,187
1981 CRIMINAL
8,436 11,647 3,601
23,684
7,045 5,945 7,343
20,333
15,790 15,790
4,105 4,138 7,345
15,588
12,783 12,783
1,468 1,808 3,276
7,488 458
8,869 16,815
10,720 2,869
13,589
13,793 5,846 2,042
21,681
4,547 4,547
4,102 4,102
7,127 4,174
11,301
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DISTRICT PARISH 28 LaSalle
District Totals
29 St. Charles st. John
District Totals
30 Vernon District TQtals
31 Jefferson Davis District Totals
32 Terrebonne District Totals
33 Allen District Totals
34 St. Bernard District Totals
35 Grant District Totals
36 Beauregard District Totals
37 Caldwell District Totals
38 Cameron District Totals
39 Red River District Totals
Orleans Civil Criminal District Totals
Statewide Total
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THREE YEAR TREND IN ACTIVITY
1979 TOTAL 2,714 2,714
8,177 4,289
12,466
10,165 10,165
3,941 3,941
11,087 11,087
2,760 2,760
6,118 6,118
2',822 2,822
4,750 4,750
1,917 1,917
3,129 3,129
2,135 2,135
19,413 5,776
25,189
417,770
1980 TOTAL 3,003 3,003
11,258 7,217
18,475
10,926 10,926
4,544 4,544
13,738 13,738
3,093 3,093
8,953 8,953
3,067 3,067
4,601 4,601
2,519 2,519
6,088 6,088
2,877 2,877
19,631 6,228
25,859
478,225
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1981 CIVIL
831 831
1,520 1,335 2,855
1,460 1,460
1,211 1,211
3,968 3,968
835 835
2,545 2,545
551 551
1,107 1,107
456 456
499 499
730 730
20,266 None
20,266
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2,654 2,654
11,780 7,393
19,173
11,318 11,318
4,041 4,041
15,240 15,240
2,599 2,599
7,815 7,815
2,925 2,925
4,649 4,649
2,383 2,383
7,036 7,036
3,484 3,484
None 6,621 6,621
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1981 JURY TRIALS IN THE DISTRICT COURTS
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
Orleans Civil Orleans Criminal
CIVIL
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11 2
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20 7 6
22 2
32 46 22
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22 3 6
108 2 3
20 3
12 3 1 8 4
13 1 2 1 4
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TOTAL CIVIL - 689 TOTAL CRIMINAL - 1,073
LOUISIANA FAMILY AND JUVENILE COURTS
Three Year Trend in Activity
State Total '
1979 4,523
11,295 5,827
14,235 35,880
·1980 and 1981 Reflect only new cases filed.
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11 13 4
23 9
20 9 3
41 24 19 5
24 155
7 21 30
4 92 5
23 25 10 15 11 3
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CASES FILED 1980· 2,530 5,683 6,161 7,636
22,010
CITY Abbeville AlexAndria Ascension Baker Bastrop Balon Rouge Bogalusa Bossier City Breaux Bridge Bunkie Crowley Denham Springs De Ridder Eunice Franklin Hammond Houma Jeanerette Jeff 1st Par Ct. Jeff 2nd Par Ct. Jennings Kaplan Lafayette Lake Charles Leesville Marksville Minden Monroe Morgan City Natchitoches New Iberia N.O. 1st City Ct. N.O. 2nd City Ct. N.O. Municipal Ct. N.O. Traffic Ct'. Oakdale Opelousas Pineville Plaquemine Port Allen Rayne Ruston Shreveport Slidell Springhill Sulphur Thibodaux Yidalia Ville Platte West Monroe Winnfield Winnsboro Zachary
LOUISIANA CITY AND PARISH COURTS • CASES PENDING* JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT
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165 124 181 934
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169 126 176 968
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o 382
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194 155 335
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·Only Reported Cases are Shown
CIVIL
11 9 1 8
24 9
10 13 6 6 6 9 2
11 4 8
10 13 8 7 5
10 4 7 2 5
26 14
1 6 8
100 100
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32 o 1 8 2 8
10 30 3 3 2
42 17
2 20 14
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20 30 7 8 o 16 2 35 3 5 6 6
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TRAFFIC State Ordin
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75 0 o 48 o 84 9 25
20 24 23 29 o 37 5 27
29 46 o 51
41 19 9 44
21 30 o 76
22 30 89 0 81 0 o 71
45 30 4 80 o 77
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37 9 7 70
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LOUISIANA CITY AND PARISH COURTS - CASES PROCESSED*
CIVIL" CRIMINAL TRAFFIC JUVENILE TOTAL CASES
CITY Abbeville Alexandria Ascension
FILED TERM FILED TERM FILED TERM FILED TERM FILED TERM
Baker Bastrop Baton Rouge Bogalusa Bossier City Breaux Bridge Bunkie Crowley Denham Springs De Ridder Eunice Franklin Hammond Houma Jeanerette Jeff 1st Par Ct. Jeff 2nd Par Ct. Jennings Kaplan Lafayette Lake Charles Leesville Marksville Mindel! Monroe Morgan City Natchitoches New Iberia N.O. 1st City Ct. N.O. 2nd City Ct .. N.O. Municipal Ct. N.O. Traffic Ct: Oakdale Opelousas Pineville Plaquemine Port Allen Rayne Ruston Shreveport Slidell Springhill Sulphur Thibodaux Vidalia Ville Platte West Monroe Winnfield Winn~boro
Zachary
State Total
327 1413 280 109
1104 7485 586
1121} 121 154 262 3(;""
15 513
32 918
1694 106
4434 3223
154 127
1412 2663
167 171 597
3643 91
760 683
30839 3077
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176 503 536
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224 546
4990 733 738 589 283
16 873
1340 37
314 86
80632
• 311 Cases were transferred to other jurisdictions Only Reported Cases are Shown
328 656 122
78 1095 6019 231 713
76 82
223 404
17 468
41 640
1225 106
4081 2145
77 194
1163 1170 142 90
343 2673
50 180 712
15733 1000
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171 443 545
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188 70
3942 802 438 342 106
15 836 879 22
179 67
51331
644 2086
13664 329 990
5151 1167 2054 625 779
1666 1231 437
1051 377
3680 2447 378
1314 4560 317 234
2608 6007 3337 555 630
12214 2348 1697 3190
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o 224 735
1584 7366 2773 568
1229 1015
189 830
1892 285 601
91
150493
660 2086
12601 102 980
4266 959
2175 407
'777 1816 522 292
1077 338
2829 1298 270
1590 3913
265 193
2590 21182 3265
481 533
6762 2454
835 3206
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37896 o
66P 1614 307
o 218 759
1584 7374 1268 538 844 491 232 495
1521 276 553
70
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2184 47891
956 3622
784 532
1111 4166 683
2715 520
4279 9308 "
702 43014 29357
1182 1414
25332 21109 5363 1451 395
9991 3243 2950 6957
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39'110 4521 392
11360 4241 586 557
2300 689 177 382
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2154 53179
773 2523 629 532
1092 3505
461 2697 519
3915 9215 417
47774 25931
1123 1405
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9115 3265 1923 4423
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38537 5353 392
9608 3452 582 451
2457 683 175 341
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*Only Reported Cases are Shown
LOUISIANA CITY AND PARISH COURTS CRIMINAL CASES PROCESSED*
STATE MISDEMEANORS FiI~d
144 444
13664 327
o o
462 173 169
1 920 240
o 294
40 2110 524
55 1264 4480
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665 162
60 391
o o o o
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45 o
207 159 645
3363 o
61 448 551 139 414
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12601 101
o o
405 234 115
1122 121
o 311
36 1420 189 61
1532 3883
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1282 681 587
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31 327 253 138 269
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705 1881 456 778 746 991 437 757 337
1570 1923 323
50 80
317 229
1322 3825 2773
555 630
11549 2186 1637 2799
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545 924 376
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576 939
4003 2773
507 781 464
50 416
1845 285 561
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1642 o
980 4266 554
1941 292 776 694 401 292 766 302
1409 1109
209 58 30
265 190
1308 1401 2678 481 533
6199 2301 830
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530 621 276
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610 939
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CITY Abbeville Alexandria Ascension Baker Bastrop Baton Rouge Bogalusa Bossier City Breaux Bridge Bunkie Crowley Denham Springs De Ridder Eunice Franklin Hammond Houma Jeanerette Jeff 1st Par Ct. Jeff 2nd Par Ct. Jennings Kaplan Lafayette Lake Charles Leesville Marksville Minden Monroe Morgan City Natchitoches New Iberia N.O. 1st City Ct. N.O. 2nd" City Ct. N.O. Municipal Ct. N.O. Traffic Ct. Oakdale Opelousas Pineville Plaquemine Port Allen Rayne Ruston Shreveport Slidell Springhill Sulphur Thibodaux Vidalia Ville Platte West Monroe Winnfield Winnsboro Zachary
*Only Reported Cases are Shown
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STATE CASES Filed
590 94 o
768 o o
254 16~1
382 7
185 1517
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84 1931
o 237
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292 169 934
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11890 189
3785 142
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15 8221 1266 586 375
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687 o o
203 1159 279
7 181
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1831 86
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287 72
937 o o o
5967 187
3144 87 o
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15 6987
879 582 278
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ORDINANCE CASES Filed 1313 3572
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702 2001
402 525 926
2649 683 869 436
2348 9308
465 9 o
1182 520
24171 21109 2693 1451 395
9991 2951 2781 6023
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35731 2782 377
3139 2975
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Term 1322 3572
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570 1364 350 525 911
2137 461 866 433
2301 9215
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1123 554
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2254 1079 373
9115 2978 1851 3486
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New Iberia N.O. 1st City Ct. N.O. 2nd City Ct. N.O. Municipal Ct. N.O. Traffic Ct. Oakdale Opelousas Pineville Plaquemine Port Allen Rayne Ruston Shreveport Slidell Springhill Sulphur Thil>odaux Vidalia Ville Platte West Monroe Winnfield Winnsboro Zachary
*Only Reported Cases are Shown
LOUISIANA CITY AND PARISH COURTS JUVENILE CASES PROCESSED*
SPECIAL DELQNCY NEGLECT PROC.
Filed 40
317 113
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127 164 39 88 36
163 102 42 o o o
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47 o
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60 118
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131 91 51 76 32
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3 3 91 87
116 59 84 76 63 63 46 42 88 80
103 106 18 3 o 0 o 0
111 111 34 37
790 798 625 580
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121 113 310 310
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32 32 75 76 75 75 o 0 o 0
44 43 20 20 o 0
266 264 20 24
178 162 o 0
46 61 26 26
203 166 26 17 o 0
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1 DISTRICT COURTS
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DISTRICT Caddo DISTRICT COURTS Parish COURTS
Juvenile [20 Parishes] Court [21 Parishes]
9 CITY COURTS 22 CITY COURTS
APPROXIMATELY 240 MAYOR'S COURTS
7 Supreme Court 44 Court of Appeal
APPROXIMATELY 445 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
181 District, Family and Juvenile 70 City and Parish Courts
302 TOTAL**
*Criminal Appellate jurisdiction will be transferred from the Supreme Court to the Courts of Appea! effective July 1, 1982 **Totals as of February 10, 1982
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