Courts of Louisiana

Courts of Louisiana include:

State courts of Louisiana

The John Minor Wisdom U.S. Courthouse, home of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans

• Louisiana Supreme Court^[1]
  • Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal (5 circuits)^[2]
    • Louisiana District Courts (40 districts)^[3]

Federal courts located in Louisiana

• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana; having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas)
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana^[4]
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana^[5]
• United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana^[6]

Former federal courts of Louisiana

• United States District Court for the District of Orleans (territorial court of the Territory of Orleans, extinct, abolished when Louisiana became a state on April 30, 1812)
• United States District Court for the District of Louisiana (extinct, subdivided)

Louisiana judicial districts map

See also

• Judiciary of Louisiana

References

1. "The Louisiana Supreme Court". Lasc.org. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
2. "map02.asp". Lasc.org. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
3. "map01.asp". Lasc.org. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
4. "U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Louisiana". Laed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
5. "Louisiana Middle District: Home". Lamd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
6. "USDC Home". Lawd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

External links

• National Center for State Courts – directory of state court websites.