Shortly after the MCC’s report, Derbigny requested and was granted medical leave. The Louisiana Supreme Court temporarily ...

NEW ORLEANS — Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Darryl Derbigny is retiring after more than 20 years on the bench. Derbigny ...

Retired Judge Franz Zibilich will return to the bench to help clear a backlog of cases in Orleans criminal court. Retired ...

Over the last year-and-a-half, Derbigny has faced increasing scrutiny. In May, the Louisiana Supreme Court quietly appointed ...

N EW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said a section of Criminal District Court will stay ...

New Orleans murder cases take nearly three years, on average, to close its cases from arrest to resolution. The painstaking ...

Judge Franz Zibilich will join retired Judge Calvin Johnson to split Judge Darryl Derbigny's docket in the Orleans Criminal ...

The Louisiana Supreme Court has temporarily appointed retired Judge Calvin Johnson to preside over cases in Derbigny’s ...

Second ad-hoc judge being added to help reduce backlog on Orleans Judge Darryl Derbigny's docket Updated: Jul. 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM PDT ...

The judge presiding over Williams’ cases is 20-year veteran Darryl Derbigny. Court records show that ASAP routinely filed violation reports for Derbigny, but the judge took no action.

Judge Darryl Derbigny expressed anger that blood and semen evidence that could have cleared him never made it to the jury.

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