A state intermediate appellate court / Established 1924

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Baton Rouge · An intermediate appellate court in Louisiana.

The Louisiana Court of Appeal is an intermediate appellate court in Louisiana, the tier between the state's trial courts and the Supreme Court of Louisiana. Its judges are chosen by partisan election, the same method Louisiana uses for its court of last resort. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former.

136

Judges in history

On record as serving

Partisan

Selection

10-yr

Term

Roster as of the CourtListener bulk-data snapshot (2026-03-31): recent departures and appointments may not be reflected, so it is shown as “on record,” not “currently serving.”

Judges on record

Former judges

Judge	Years
Clarence E. McManus	2006–2012
Max Tobias	2006–2007
Jefferson D. Hughes III	2005–2013
Herbert A. Cade	2003–2011
Leon Cannizzaro	2003–2008
Edward Gaidry	2002–2012
David Gorbaty	2001–2010
Walter Rothschild	2001–2012
Robert Downing	2000–2010
Madeline Jasmine	2000–2009
James Cannella	1999–2006
Marion E. Edwards	1999–2012
Glenn B. Gremillion	1999–2008
Michael Kirby	1999–2000
Robert Kostelka	1998–2003
John L. Weimer	1998–2001
Richard Garvey	1996–1997
Charles B. Peatross	1996–2011
Michael J. Sullivan	1996–2009
Yelverton West	1996–2004
Hillary Crain	1995–2011
Jimmy Kuhn	1994–2014
Oswald A. Decuir	1993–2012
Randolph Parro	1993–2014
Curtis Calloway	1992–2008
Joseph Emile Coreil	1992–1992
Douglas Gonzales	1992–2002
Moon Landrieu	1992–2009
Miriam Waltzer	1992–2002
Elora Fink	1991–1992
Charles Jones	1991–2012
Jeffrey P. Victory	1991–1995
Durwood Conque	1987–2014
Frank Foil	1987–2005
Mark Allen Babineaux	1986–1997
Sol Gothard	1986–2005
Bruce Naccari	1986–1988
Garland Pavy	1986–1987
Roy Tuck Jr.	1986–1987
Joan Bernard Armstong	1984–2011
William H. Byrnes	1982–2003
Burrel J. Carter	1982–1998
Charles Jr Grisbaum	1982–2002
Fred Sexton Jr.	1982–2007
Henry L. Yelverton	1982–1999
Robert Lobrano	1981–1999
Jasper Jones	1980–1989
Walter O. Bigby Sr.	1979–1980
Luther F. Cole	1979–1986
Ned Doucet	1979–2003
Jimmy M. Stoker	1979–1996
Albert Tate Jr.	1979–1986
J Louis Watkins Jr.	1979–1997
Michael E. McNulty	1976–1987
Bourg Baron	1974–1976
Peter Hill Beer	1974–1979
James L. Dennis	1974–1975
Cleveland J. Marcel	1974–1984
Preston Hufft	1972–1984
Israel M. Augustine Jr.	1970–1982
James C. Gulotta Sr.	1970–2004
Edward Stoulig	1970–1979
Fred A. Blanche Jr.	1969–1978
John Allen Dixon Jr.	1968–1970
Frederick Stephen Ellis	1966–1982
Jess Johnson	1963–1968
Henry F. Turner	1962–1970
William A. Woods	1962–1974
L J. Samuel	1961–1985
Julian E. Bailes Sr.	1960–1972
James E. Bolin	1960–1978
Enos C. McClendon Jr.	1960–1978
Richard Johnson Putnam	1960–1961
Allen Harwell	1954–1962
Miller Hoc	1954–1960
George Pugh	1954–1956
Rainold Hoc	1950–1963
P Davis Martinez	1950–1966
Louis Yarrut	1950–2005
Robert F. Kennon	1945–1951
J Frank McInnis	1945–1946
Richard Kilbourne	1944–1945
George W. Hardy Jr.	1943–1967
Payne Breazeale	1942–1943
Joseph A. Loret	1941–1947
Clay Elliott Hoc	1924–1935

How a judge reaches this court. Judges of the Louisiana Court of Appeal are chosen in partisan elections to 10-year terms. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project (bulk data); selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-03-31 (CourtListener bulk snapshot). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).