As of February 23, 2026, Judge James L. Dennis has taken inactive senior status. After serving in the United States Army, Judge Dennis graduated from Louisiana Tech University and Louisiana State University Law School. After graduating law school, he worked in private practice and served as a state representative in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He then became a state judge in Louisiana, serving on the Louisiana District Court, Fourth Judicial District; the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Judicial Circuit; and the Supreme Court of Louisiana. He has served honorably on this court for just over thirty years. We thank him for his long and distinguished service to this court and our country.