Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, District 5

🏛️ What the job does

Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court, the state's highest court, hear appeals and oversee the state court system. District 5 covers south-central and southeastern Louisiana, including Acadia, Iberia, Lafourche, Vermilion, St. Martin, St. Mary and Terrebonne parishes and part of Lafayette. Each of the seven districts elects one justice to a 10-year term.