John L. Weimer

John Weimer
Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 7, 2021
Preceded byBernette Joshua Johnson
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
from the 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 13, 2001
Preceded byHarry Lemmon
Personal details
Born (1954-10-02) October 2, 1954 (age 70)
Thibodaux, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyIndependent[1]
EducationLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge (BA, JD)

John Louis Weimer III (born October 2, 1954) is an American judge who has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana since 2021.[2][3]

Weimer received a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University in 1980. In 1995, he was elected District Judge for the 17th Judicial District Court. In 1998 he was elected as an Appellate Judge for the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit. He served in that capacity until he took his seat as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2001.[3] Weimer took the oath of office as Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court on January 7, 2021.[4]

  1. ^ "Elected Officials". www.sos.la.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Becnel's spending exceeds Weimer's in judicial race". Houma Today. November 10, 2001. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "John L. Weimer". Lasc.org. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "The 26th Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John L. Weimer Takes the Oath of Office" (Press release). Louisiana Supreme Court. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.