List of justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court

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

[[Territory of Orleans]] (1804–1812)

(three judges)

State of Louisiana (1813 to the present)

=Constitution of 1812=

(three to five judges appointed by the governor)

=Constitution of 1845 =

(three associate justices and one chief justice)

=Constitution of 1852 =

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

=Constitution of 1864 =

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

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=Constitution of 1879=

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

=Constitution of 1898 =

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

=Constitution of 1913 =

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

=Constitution of 1921 =

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

=Constitution of 1974 =

(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

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

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Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court