John Larry Lolley
John Larry Lolley was a judge on the Second Circuit of the Court of Appeals. He was elected to the position in 2003 after defeating his only opponent, Ouachita Parish Sheriff Chuck Cook, on October 5, 2003.[1][2]
Although Judge Lolley's term was set to expire on December 31, 2018, he retired on May 3, 2017.[3]
Education
Judge Lolley graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe. He earned his B.A. in economics and government from Northeast Louisiana University and his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law.
Career
Judge Lolly began serving on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 2003. Before that, he served on the Fourth Judicial District Court (Division D) from 1996 to 2003. He was an Assistant District Attorney and Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Monroe from 1973 to 1978.[4]
Judge Lolley served in the United States Army (Active Duty and Active Reserve) for 27 years and retired in 1995 at the rank of colonel.
From 1972 to 1973, he was in private practice. He served as the chief prosecuting attorney for the City of Monroe from 1973 to 1978. He also served as the Monroe assistant city attorney during the same time. In 1979, he was elected to the Monroe City Court (Division B) and was re-elected to this office twice, in 1984 and 1990.
Awards and associations
Lolley is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Second Circuit Judges Association, Fourth District Bar Association, Louisiana Juvenile Judges Association, and American Judges Association. He is a past member of the Louisiana City Judges Association (Executive Board, 1990-1991), the Louisiana District Judges Association, and the Fred Fudickar, Jr. Inn of Court.[4]
Noteworthy cases
After being named as defendants in a tort suit by Dolly McGill, Cochran-Sysco Foods and Sysco Corporation (hereinafter referred to jointly as “Sysco”) filed a cross claim against Jet Spray Corporation ("Jet Spray"), also a defendant in McGill’s suit, and a third party demand against Jet Spray's liability insurer, U.S. Fire Insurance Company ("U.S. Fire"). Sysco sought indemnification from Jet Spray and alleged a breach of contract due to Jet Spray's failure to maintain insurance naming Sysco as an additional insured. In its third party demand, Sysco alleged that the U.S. Fire policy provided coverage for it as to McGill’s claims. The trial court rejected both Sysco's cross claim and third party demand upon finding that Sysco, through the acts of its employee, was solely at fault in causing McGill’s injuries. Sysco appeals. For the reasons expressed, we affirm the trial court's judgment.[5]
- Willie Causey, Joe Cloman and Bernice Cloman v. St. Francis Medical Center and Dr. Herschel R. Harter, Individually and as a Medical Center
Believing it medically and ethically inappropriate, a physician and hospital withdrew life-sustaining care to a 31-year-old, quadriplegic, end-stage renal failure, comatose patient over the strongly expressed objections of the patient's family. As filed, this action was premised as an intentional battery-based tort. The trial court, however, found that defendants "acted in accordance with professional opinions and professional judgment" and thus this action was covered by the medical malpractice act which required that it first be presented to a medical review panel. Accordingly, the trial court dismissed the action as premature.[6]
See also
Louisiana Court of Appeal Second Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ The Newsstar, "Lolley defeats Cook for court seat," October 5, 2003
- ↑ Naked Ownership, "Lolley Announces Candidacy for LA 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal," July 2003 Archives
- ↑ The Ouachita Citizen, " Judge Lolley to retire from Second Circuit," May 2, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Second Circuit Court biography
- ↑ Court Opinion for McGill v. Cochran-Sysco Foods, et al.]
- ↑ LSU Law Center, "Informed Consent / Louisiana Medical Malpractice (Biotech Write-up on Causey Case), August 26, 1998]
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana
State courts:
Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts
State resources:
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