Louisiana Supreme Court

Louisiana Supreme Court
Seal of the Louisiana Supreme Court
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Established1813
Jurisdiction Louisiana
LocationNew Orleans New Orleans
Authorised byConstitution of Louisiana
Appeals toSupreme Court of the United States
Judge term length10 years
Number of positions7
WebsiteOfficial website
Chief Justice
CurrentlyJohn L. Weimer
SinceJanuary 1, 2021
Lead position endsDecember 31, 2030
The Supreme Court Building in March 2018, Statue of Chief Justice of the US Edward Douglass White in foreground
After a 20-year renovation (and a 46-year absence from the French Quarter), the Court returned in 2004 to the c.1910 state court building in New Orleans' French Quarter.[1]

The Supreme Court of Louisiana (French: Cour suprême de Louisiane; Spanish: Corte Suprema de Luisiana) is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The modern Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, meets in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

The Supreme Court, and Louisiana state law, are historically based in the colonial governments of France and Spain during the 18th century. The current Supreme Court traces its roots back to these beginnings.

  1. ^ History of the Louisiana Supreme Court, retrieved 16 April 2017.