Jefferson Parish Civil Courts & Fourth Court of Appeals & U.S District Courts for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Civil Courts in Metairie — Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
that a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a personal injury lawsuit
The trial courts in the state all have jurisdictions that overlap with other courts.
If your claim is worth at least $3000 then you will file in the District Court, which have unlimited civil jurisdiction:
Metairie/ Jefferson Parish Civil Courts
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Jefferson 24th Judicial District Court Donelon Courthouse 200 Derbigny Streets, PO Box 10, Gretna LA 70053 (504) 364-2900 |
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Jefferson 24th Judicial District Court 1221 Elmwood Pk. Boulevard, Jefferson LA 70123 (504) 736-6390 |
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Jean Lafitte City Court 2654 Jean Lafitte Blvd, Lafitte LA 70067 (504) 689-2208 |
If you want to appeal a decision from a civil court, you will do that here:
INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE:
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal |
If you want to appeal an appellate decision you will file a writ of certiorari here:
FINAL APPELLATE:
Louisiana Supreme Court
400 Royal Street,
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 310-2300
If there is diversity or a "federal question," then a personal injury lawsuit can be filed here:
The Eastern District of Louisiana - New Orleans Division
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Main Office - New Orleans Division |
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Division Office - New Orleans |
JUDGES:
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Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance |
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Judge Martin L.C. Feldman 504-589-7550 Judge Frederick J.R. Heebe 504-589-7520 Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle 504-589-7555 Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon 504-589-7565 Judge A.J. McNamara 504-589-7570 Judge Charles Schwartz, JR. 504-589-7520 Judge Sarah S. Vance 504-589-7595 Judge Jay C. Zainey 504-589-7590 |
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Please download a list of all New Orleans Division Federal Judges and Clerks. The New Orleans Division covers the following Louisiana Parishes: Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington. |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - New Orleans Division, 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, Louisiana 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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