The Louisiana Supreme Court has unanimously appointed Shreveport attorney/mediator Donald W. Weir, Jr., as Judge pro tempore of First Judicial District Court, to fill the vacancy created by the election of Caddo Judge Craig Marcotte to the Second Circuit Court of Appeal. The appointment of attorney Weir as Judge pro tempore is for the period of May 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, or until the vacancy is filled, whichever occurs sooner. This pro tempore assignment will be to the family division on the First JDC.
Weir attended public schools in Shreveport. He then graduated from Washington & Lee University (1972) and LSU Law School (1975), both with honors. He has practiced law in Shreveport since 1975 and has also served as a mediator since 1998. From 2016-2020, Weir volunteered to represent minors in child protection cases at the Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, and in 2017 received the Shreveport Bar Association’s Professionalism Award.
Weir has previously served by appointment as both Judge ad hoc and Judge pro tempore on Shreveport City Court.
Upon completion of his appointment, Weir will return to his private legal and mediation practice.
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