Jeannette Theriot Knoll

Jeannette Theriot Knoll
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Current Court Information:
Louisiana Supreme Court
Title:	Justice
Service:
Active:	1997-2006
Past position:	Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal
Past term:	1982-1997
Past position:	Judge
Personal History
Party:	Democratic
Bachelors:	Loyola University
Law School:	Loyola University School of Law, 1969

Justice Jeannette Theriot Knoll is a justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court. She first took office in 1997 after winning a 1996 election, and was subsequently re-elected in 2006 to a new term that expires in 2016.

Biography

Jeannette Theriot Knoll is married to District Attorney Jerold Edward "Eddie" Knoll.

Education

Knoll received a B.A., in Political Science, from Loyola University and in 1969, her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law. She earned a LL.M. in the judicial process from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1996.

Career

• 1997-present Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court
• 1982-1997 Judge, Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal
• 1972-1982 First Assistant District Attorney, 12th District
• Criminal Defense Attorney For Indigents, Avoyelles Parish
• Instructor, Louisiana Judicial College

Awards and Associations

• 1995 and 2002 Outstanding Judicial Award, Victims and Citizens Against Crime, Inc.
• 2000 Inducted into Louisiana Political Hall of Fame
• 2000 Outstanding Jurist of the Year, Louisiana Crimefighters
• Past president, Business and Professional Women's Club
• Director, Arts and Humanities Council of Avoyelles, Inc.
• Former chair, March of Dimes

See also

• News: Louisiana insurer must pay $93M, Supreme Court rules, December 28, 2011

External links

• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• nola.com, "Miranda rights were applied too broadly in rape case, Louisiana Supreme Court rules", March 17, 2010