Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal

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Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal
Court information
Judges:	8
Judicial selection
Method:	Partisan election of judges
Term:	10 years
Active judges
Thomas Daley  •  Susan Chehardy  •  Fredericka Homberg Wicker  •  Jude Gravois  •  Marc Johnson  •  Hans J. Liljeberg  •  Robert M. Murphy  •  Stephen J. Windhorst  •  Robert A. Chaisson  •

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The Fifth Circuit of the Louisiana Court of Appeals was established in 1981. David C. Treen was Governor at the time the 1981 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature created the court under Act 3 of said legislative body.

The Fifth Circuit's jurisdiction covers four parishes: Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist.

From May 1982 to December 31, 1982, Julian Samuel presided over the court as its first Chief Judge.

The court is currently located in Jefferson Parish (101 Derbigny Street, Gretna, LA 70053). It was built by Gibbs Construction, L.L.C. whose $6.4 million won the legislative contract.

"In the 2000 Regular Session, the Louisiana Legislature unanimously adopted House Concurrent Resolution 64 naming the new building the Judge Lawrence A. Chehardy Courthouse. Construction was completed in December 2000. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal moved into the new courthouse on January 15, 2001."

Judges

• Robert A. Chaisson (Div. I)
• Susan Chehardy (Div. D)
• Stephen J. Windhorst (Div. E)
• Jude Gravois (Div. H)
• Marc Johnson (Div. C)
• Robert M. Murphy (Div. G)
• Hans J. Liljeberg (Div. F)
• Fredericka Homberg Wicker (Div. B)

References

• Published Opinions: January 2002-Present
• Fifth Circuit Homepage: Court History

2012 election

Clarence McManus, Walter Rothschild and Marion Edwards all must retire at the end of 2012.

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Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LiljebergHans J. Liljeberg   A	No	Republican	Division F		100%   A
ChaissonRobert A. Chaisson	Yes	Democratic	3rd Dist, Div. A	100%A
MurphyRobert M. Murphy	No	Republican	1st Dist, Div. G	100%A
ChehardySusan Chehardy	Yes	Republican	1st Dist, Div. D	100%A

2011 election

The following is a list of candidates for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal 2011 election:

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Ward	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ChaissonRobert A. Chaisson   A	No	Democratic	3rd Dist, Div. A		72.7%   A
JasmineMadeline Jasmine	No	Democratic			27.2%   D