Gerard Wattigny

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Gerard Wattigny

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Prior offices

Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Southwestern Louisiana

Law

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

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Gerard Wattigny was a judge of the 16th Judicial District, Division A in Louisiana. He was elected to this position in 1995 and was sworn in on December 4th of that year. He was re-elected in 1996, 2002 and 2008. He retired at the end of his term on December 31, 2014.

Education

Wattigny received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and his law degree from the Louisiana State University Law School.

Career

Wattigny practiced law with the firm of Armentor & Wattigny for 28 years prior to joining the 16th Judicial District in 1995. While serving as a judge, he established various Iberia Parish courts: an Adult Drug Court in 1998, a Juvenile Drug Court in 2000, a Re-Entry Drug Court in 2003 and a DWI Court in 2008--all of which he administrated until his retirement from the bench.

See also

• Louisiana District Courts

External links

• 16th Judicial District Court

Footnotes

Louisiana courts

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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:

Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana