Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal

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The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal is one of the five circuit Courts of Appeal in Louisiana. It handles appeals in criminal court cases.

The Court of Appeals for the First Circuit consists of twelve sitting judges. The Court has jurisdiction over sixteen parishes in Southeastern Louisiana - Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Lafourche, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.

The Court meets at 1600 North Third Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Current judges

The current judges of the Louisiana Court of Appeal First Circuit are:

Name District Party Affiliation End of Term
Burrell Carter (Chief Judge) 3rd District, Division A Democrat 12/31/2012
Robert Downing 2nd District, Subdistrict 1, Division A
Edward Gaidry 1st District, Division B
John Guidry 2nd District, Subdistrict 2, Division D
Jefferson Hughes 3rd District, Division C Republican 12/31/2014
James E. Kuhn 3rd District, Division A Republican 12/31/2014
Page McClendon 3rd District, Division B Republican 12/31/2012
J. Michael McDonald 2nd District, Subdistrict 1, Division B
Randolph Parro 1st District, Division C
John Pettigrew 1st District, Division A
Jewel Welch 2nd District, Subdistrict 1, Division C
Vanessa Whipple 1st District, Division D

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