Jefferson Parish Civil Courts & Fifth Court of Appeals & U.S District Courts for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Civil Courts in Kenner — Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a personal injury lawsuit
If your claim is worth at least $3000 then you will file in the District Court, which have unlimited civil jurisdiction:
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Jefferson 24th Judicial District Court |
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Jefferson 24th Judicial District Court |
You may also file in this court, which has jurisdiction for claims up to $25,000:
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Jean Lafitte City Court |
If you want to appeal a decision from a civil court, you will do that here:
STATE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT:
The Louisiana Courts of Civil Appeals
(Fifth Circuit)
Parish Coverage:
Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, and St. John
The Intermediate Appellate Court for Louisiana is located at:
101 Derbigny Street |
If you want to appeal an appellate decision you will file a writ of certiorari here:
FINAL APPELLATE:
The Supreme Court of Louisiana
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400 Royal Street |
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Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball Associate Judge Greg G. Guidry
Associate Judge Jeffrey P. Victory |
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Associate Judge Marcus R. Clark |
Supreme Court of Louisiana Case Search
If there is diversity or a "federal question," then a personal injury lawsuit can be filed here:
United States District Court
The Eastern District of Louisiana
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Main office: |
| CM/ECF Help Desk Number: (800) 676-6856 |
JUDGES:
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Judges:
LANCE M. AFRICK
CARL J. BARBIER
PETER BEER
HELEN G. BERRIGAN
STANWOOD R. DUVAL, JR.
KURT D. ENGELHARDT
ELDON E. FALLON |
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MARTIN L.C. FELDMAN
FREDERICK J.R. HEEBE
IVAN L.R. LEMELLE
MARY ANN VIAL LEMMON
A.J. McNAMARA
CHARLES SCHWARTZ, JR.
SARAH S. VANCE JAY C. ZAINEY |
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The Eastern District covers the following Louisiana parishes. Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Washington. |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana , you would appeal to the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
600 South Maestri Place
New Orleans, LA 70130-3408
(504) 310-7700
The Judges in the Fifth Circuit are:
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Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge
Carolyn Dineen King
E. Grady Jolly
W. Eugene Davis
Jerry E. Smith
Emilio M. Garza
Fortunato P. Benavides
Carl E. Stewart
James L. Dennis
Edith Brown Clement
Edward C. Prado |
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Priscilla R. Owen
Jennifer Walker Elrod
Leslie H. Southwick
Catharina Haynes Senior Judges:
Thomas M. Reavley
Will Garwood
Patrick E. Higginbotham
Jacques L. Wiener, Jr.
Rhesa H. Barksdale
Harold R. DeMoss, Jr. |
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Opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit States that make up the 5th Circuit are Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. |
If you wished to appeal from the 5th Circuit, you would file a Writ of Certiorari with:
The United States Supreme Court
Washington, D.C.
Contact information for the Supreme Court of the United States and its Justices:
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Clerk's Office: (202) 479-3011 |
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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The chambers of the Supreme Court Justices are located mainly on the second floor of the Supreme Court building, with the exception of Justice Ginsburg's third floor chambers. Their individual chambers are not available to the public, and no direct phone line to a Justice exists for the public. The Justices may be contacted only via traditional mail. The nine Justices and the preferred way to address a letter are listed below. |
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
Address correspondence to: Justice Antonin Scalia
Address correspondence to: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Address correspondence to: Justice Clarence Thomas
Address correspondence to: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Justice Stephen G. Breyer
Address correspondence to: Justice Samuel Anthony Alito
Address correspondence to: Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Address correspondence to: Justice Elena Kagan
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Read the latest United States Supreme Court Slip Opinions |
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