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Louisiana Supreme Court
The highest court in Louisiana. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Partisan electionHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
10 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1813Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
John L. Weimer
Chief Justice · 6th District
Party as listed: Independent
Took office: 2001
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
William H. Burris
Justice · 1st District
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: June 17, 2026
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
John Guidry
Justice · 2nd District
Party as listed: Democratic
Took office: January 1, 2025
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Cade Cole
Justice · 3rd District
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: March 10, 2025
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Jay B. McCallum
Justice · 4th District
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: November 13, 2020
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Jefferson Hughes
Justice · 5th District
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: February 1, 2013
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Piper Griffin
Justice · 7th District
Party as listed: Democratic
Took office: January 1, 2021
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Louisiana Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.