The Honorable J. Miles Hanisee
Statewide
Evaluation: Judge J. Miles Hanisee received quite positive ratings overall. For example, attorneys rated Judge Hanisee positively for treating participants with respect, maintaining professional demeanor in the courtroom, and for being prepared for oral arguments and court proceedings. The court staff and his fellow appellate judges/justices rated Judge Hanisee highly in all areas. In addition, the district judges gave him positive ratings.
Experience & Education: Judge J. Miles Hanisee graduated from Louisiana State University and received his law degree from the Pepperdine University School of Law in 1993. He was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2011, reappointed in 2013, and was elected in 2014. Before serving on the Court of Appeals bench, Judge Hanisee was a federal prosecutor and worked in private practice.
PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT THE JUSTICE EXHIBITS POSITIVE QUALITIES IN EACH CATEGORY
The “Agree” columns are comprised of the strongly agree and agree responses. Similarly, the “Disagree” columns are comprised of the strongly disagree and disagree responses. The combined percentage of “Agree”, “Disagree”, and “Partly Agree/Partly Disagree” for each category may not equal 100% due to rounding error. Some of the percentages that are reported in the above categories are an average of more than one question that appeared on the survey.
| Attorneys (n=84, 21% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 72% | 12% | 15% |
| Fair and Impartial | 86% | 3% | 11% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 77% | 8% | 15% |
| Professional Demeanor | 89% | 6% | 4% |
| Timeliness of Rulings | 72% | 13% | 15% |
| Court Staff (n=14, 20% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Respects Court Employees | 93% | 7% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Timeliness of Rulings | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Appellate Judges (n=13, 87% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 90% | 10% | 0% |
| Fair and Impartial | 92% | 0% | 8% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 92% | 0% | 8% |
| Respects Court Employees | 83% | 17% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Timeliness of Rulings | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| District Judges (n=17, 21% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 82% | 13% | 5% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 76% | 18% | 6% |
| Timeliness of Rulings | 76% | 12% | 12% |
