Louisiana Judicial District 22

Parish: St. Tammany and Washington

LA Judicial District Number: 22

Contact(s)

District Defender/Supervisor
John R. Simmons
985-892-5002
402 N Jefferson Street
Covington, LA 70433

Overview

Delivery Mechanism: 
Staff
Public Defender Office: 
Yes
Specialized Juvenile Court: 
No
Private Caseload: 
Permitted

Budget

Report Year: 
2007
Annual Budget: 
$1,777,029

Staff

Report Year: 
2005
Total Staff: 
30
Staff Attorneys F/T (Full-Time): 
19
Full-Time Investigators: 
2
Non-Attorney Staff: 
9

Caseload

Report Year: 
2007
Total assigned cases: 
9,041
Number of Capital Cases: 
12
Number of Felony Cases: 
3,070
Number of Misdemeanor Cases: 
2,286
Number of Delinquency Cases: 
626

Note: Staffing, caseload and financial information is taken from public records filed with the Louisiana Public Defender Board. The most recent data on staffing is from 2005. LJC is working to update that information shortly. The state reports adding about 80 staff positions across the state since the last staffing report. Caseload and expenditure data is current through 2007.

Demographics

Parish: 
St. Tammany
Washington

Race. (Note: St. Tammany Parish is home to the Chahta Tribe.)

Education.

Income

 

Other Demographic Information.

 


OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 22nd District (St. Tammany and Washington Parishes) Louisiana
English Not Spoken at Home 4% 9%
Number of Persons Living with a Disability                                                                                                   41,764         880,047
Population Density (per square mile) 144.8 102.6
Population, 2006 estimate                                                                                                    275,355 4,287,768
Population, pct change, 00 to 06     11% -4%
Foreign born 1% 3%