If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. (!p~.J.&'yvT 'I ~ .~. '7' :J.-9;fJ I ANNUAL REPORTh/=/ I 1986 I I I I I I I I YEA R S I~ I 1812-1987 .'-\) I~ I I ~ I '" THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF I THE/~UPREME CO_lJRT OF LOUISIANA I I I I I I I 105169 U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice I This document has been reproduced exactly as received from the person or organization originating it. Points of view or opinions stat~d in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the National Institute of I Justice. Permission to reproduce this copyrighted material has been granted by Supreme Court of Louisiana I to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system requires permis­ I sion of the copyright owner. I I I I I .. :: j I .. .' Cav.!!r.~ .(.,a.uisiarlU;celebrates 175 years of statehood in 1987. Use of the official logo is by I '.. permission o/the Louisiana Centeseptequinary Commission. I I I I I I TABLE OF CONTENTS I 1986 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA I 301 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Eugene J. Murret I Judicial Administrator Letter of Transmittal ...................................................................................... 2 I Supreme Court ........................................................................................... 3 Judicial Council .......................................................................................... 4 Judicial Administrator's Report ............................................................................. 5 I Judicial College, Law Library ............................................................................... 6 Judicial Commission ...............................................................................•...... 7 Courts of Appeal .......................................................................................... 8 District Courts ........................................................................................... 10 I Family and Juvenile Courts City and Parish Courts .................................................................................... 16 .1 STATISTICAL SECTION Introduction, State Budget Grap3 .......................................................................... 18 Supreme Court ...................................................................................... , ... 19 I Courts of Appeal ......................................................................................... 20 District Courts ........................................................................................... 25 Family and Juvenile Courts .......................................................... , ...................... 27 I City and Parish Courts ..................................................................................... 28 Court Structure .......................................................................................... 29 EDITOR I Paulette Holahan STATISTICAL SECTION Dr. Hugh Collins I Ronald Wm. Stritzinger " ~ \ Lansing L. Mitchell, Jr. ) Melissa Geohegan I Rose Marie Bye Jodie O. Green I I -1- I &uprtmt aruud I STATE OF LOUISIANA Ntw OOd.eans CHIEF JUSTICE I JOHN A. OIXON, JR. ASSOCIATE JUSTICES PASCAL F. CALOGERO, JR. WALTER F. MARCUS, JR. 301 LOYOLA AVE" 70112. JAMES L, DENNIS I JACK CROZIER WATSON TELEPHONE 304-368-3707 HARRY 1: LEMMON LUTHER F. COLE March 9, 1987 I I To the Members of the Supreme Court of Louisiana To the Members of the Board of Governors of the I Louisiana State Bar Association Ladies and Gentlemen: I The Judicial Council presents for your study its annual "complete detailed report" (as required by rule) of I judicial activity in the past year. This report describes with numbers the never­ ending effort of the judiciary to meet the needs of the I people. Figures merely measure volume. Time, alone, will measure quality. I The reports of the Judicial Administrator, the JUdicial College, the Judiciary Commission and the Law Library of Louisiana further describe our efforts to improve the quality of the judicial product. - I I JADJr:CD I I I I -2- I I THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE I LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT I I I I I Left to right: Associate Justice Harry T. Lemmon, Associate Justice James L. Dennis, Associate Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Chief Justice John A. Dixon, Jr., Associate Justice Walter F. Marcus, Jr., Associate I Justice Jack Crozier Watson, and Associate Justice Luther F. Cole. CHIEF JUSTICE I JOHN A. DIXON, JR. Justice Dixon is elected from the Second Supreme Court District comprised of the follow­ ing parishes: BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CLAIBORNE, DESOTO, NATCHITOCHES, I RED RIVER, SABINE, VERNON, WEBSTER, ANDWINN. I ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE PASCAL F. CALOGERO, JR. WALTER F. MARCUS, JR. Justice Calogero is elected from the First Justice Marcus is elected from the First Supreme Court District comprised of the follow­ Supreme Court District comprised of the follow­ I ing parishes: JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, PLA­ ing parishes: JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, PLA­ QUEMINES, AND ST. BERNARD. QUEMINES, AND ST. BERNARD. ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE I JAMES L. DENNIS LUTHER F. COLE Justice Dennis is elected from the Fourth Justice Cole is elected from the Fifth Supreme Supreme Court District comprised of the follow­ Court District comprised of the following ing parishes: CALDWELL, CATAHOULA, parishes: EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELl­ I CONCORDIA, EAST CARROLL, FRANKLIN, CIANA, IBERVILLE, LIVINGSTON, POINT JACKSON, LA SALLE, LINCOLN, COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. LANDRY, ST. MADISON, MOREHOUSE, OUACHITA, TAMMANY, TANGIPAHOA, WASHING­ RICHLAND, TENSAS, UNION, AND WEST TON, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WEST I CARROLL. FELICIANA.* ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JACK C. WATSON HARRY T. LEMMON Justice Watson is elected from the Third Justice Lemmon is elected from the Sixth I Supreme Court District comprised of the follow­ Supreme Court District comprised of the follow­ ing parishes: ACADIA, ALLEN, AVOYELLES, ing parishes: ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION, BEAUREGARD, CALCASIEU, CAMERON, IBERIA, LAFOURCHE, ST. CHARLES, ST. EVANGELINE, GRANT, JEFFERSON DAVIS, JAMES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. I LAFAYETTE, AND RAPlDES. MARY, ST. MARTIN, TERREBONNE, AND VERMILION. I CLERK OF COURT * Associate Justice Fred A. Blanche, Jr. THE HONORABLE Retired May 16, 1986. FRANS J. LAB~NCHE, JR. I -3- THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL I During 1986, the Judicial Council of the Supreme Court of Louisiana continued its work of evaiuating MEMBERSHIP OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL requests for new judgeships. Three new judgeships were I recommended for the Third Circuit Court of Appeal. While the 1986 legislature agreed with the need, they were unable to fund new judgeships due to the lack of funds. Legislation passed in 1986, formulated by the I Appellate Delay/Court Reporting Subcommittee, t:haired by Judge Cleveland Marcel (Retired), made the court rather than the court reporter the owner of the notes taken by the reporter; the reporter remains the custodian of the I notes. The legislation also sets the length of time that court reporters must keep the notes (civil, 5 years; criminal, indefinitely). The Judicial Planning Committee of the Judicial I Council, chaired by Associate Justice James L. Dennis has numerous subcommittees which were extremely active in 1986. The Science and Technology Subcommittee, Chaired I by Judge Leon Ford, III, and staffed by Ronald Wm. Left to right. Standing: Mr. Eugene J. Murret, Judicial Administrator;" Stritzinger, sponsored, with the Lousiana Court Ms. Julie Mobley Lafargue, representing the Louisiana State Bar Administrators Association, a workshop on courtroom Association; Mr. Samu!!1 C. Gainsburgh, representing the Louisiana State security; is studying the application of computer aided Bar Association; Judge Darrell D. White*, representing the City Court I transcripts for statewide use; and is planning a program on Judges Association; Judge Jerome E. Domengeaux, representing tbe in-house incarceration. Conference of Court of Appeal Judges; Seatedl Chief Justice J~hn A. Judge Salvadore T. Mule~ Chairman, and his Juvenile Dixon, Jr., Chairman; Ms. Mary Lou Winters, Citizen Representative. Courts Subcommittee continues work on formulating a I new juvenile code for the state and is working, with the help of Dr. Hugh Collins of the Judicial Administrator's Office, on devising criteria for determining the need for new juvenile court judgeships. I Mr. Richard Knight, Esq., Chairman of the Courts Community Relations Subcommittee has reported the distribution of a brochure for all court personnel on how to deal with the public in a courteous and effective I manner. The subcommittee, staffed by Paulette Holahan, has also formulated requirements for a bill to be introduced in the legislature relative to juror notification and has planned a seminar for court personnel. Work continues on a juror orientation video cassette. I A constitutional amendment changing the method by which ad hoc judges are appointed for courts of limited and special jurisdiction, rec .."lmmended by the Committee on Appointments of Ad Hoc Judges, Chaired by Associate Left to right. Standing: Honorable Thomas A. Casey, State Senator; Mr. I Justice Harry T. Lemmon, passed the legislature but was M. Truman Woodward, Jr., representing the Louisiana State Law defeated when presented to the voters for ratification. Institute; Judge Leon