John Weimer's Biography
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (LA) - District 6, Independent
Contact Information
Office
Louisiana Supreme Court
New Orleans, LA 70130
Full Name:
John L. Weimer
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Penny; 3 Children
Birth Date:
10/02/1954
Birth Place:
Thibodaux, LA
JD, Louisiana State University, 1980
BS, Nicholls State University, 1976
Chief Justice, Louisiana State Supreme Court, District 6, 2021-present
Associate Justice, Louisiana State Supreme Court, District 6, 2001-2020
No caucus information on file.
Former Judge, Pro Tempore, Division D, 17th Judicial District Court
Judge, Division B, 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, District 1, 1998-2001
Judge, Division A, 17th Judicial District Court, 1995-1998
Adjunct Professor/Professor of Law, Nicholls State University, 1982-1997
Member, Assumption Chamber of Commerce
Member, Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce
Member, Lafourche Parish Bar Association, present
Coordinator, Lafourche Parish Student Government Day Program, present
Former Delegate, Louisiana State Bar Association
Member, Louisiana State Bar Association, present
Board Member, Nicholls State University Alumni Board, present
Member, Rotary Club, present
Member, Thibodeaux Chamber of Commerce
Member, Thibodeaux Volunteer Fire Department, present
Former Member, Volunteer Legal Counsel
Regional Co-Chair, Citizens' Summit for Justice Reform, 1997
Awards:
Victims & Citizens Against Crime Outstanding Judicial Award; Crimefighter's Outstanding Jurist Award; the 2002 Nicholls State University Outstanding Alumni Award and the 50th Anniversary Golden Graduate Award; Who's Who Among American Teachers; and the Nicholls State University Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence