| John Weimer | |
| Office: | Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court |
| Term Start: | January 7, 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Bernette Joshua Johnson |
| Office1: | Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from the 6th district |
| Term Start1: | December 13, 2001 |
| Predecessor1: | Harry Lemmon |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Thibodaux, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Party: | Independent[1] |
| Education: | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (BA, JD) |
John Louis Weimer III (born October 2, 1954) is an American judge who has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana since 2021.[2] [3]
Weimer received a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University in 1980. In 1995, he was elected District Judge for the 17th Judicial District Court. In 1998, he was elected as an Appellate Judge for the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit. He served in that capacity until he took his seat as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2001.[3] Weimer took the oath of office as Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court on January 7, 2021.[4]
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