Retired Judge
Judge Cornelius E. “Conn” Regan(retired), graduated from Loyola School of Law in 1977 and began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney for Orleans Parish. From 1981 through 1986, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for Jefferson Parish.
In 1986, he was appointed as a Domestic Hearing Officer for the 24th Judicial District Court.
From 1986 through 1996, he maintained a private practice representing both insurance and personal injury clients.
In 1997, he returned to the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s office as “Chief of Trials”. During this time, he also served as Secretary and later, a President of the Assistant District Attorney’s Section of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association.
In October, 2006, he was elected as District Judge of Division “B” in the 24th Judicial District Court. He was re-elected without opposition in 2008 and 2014 and served as Chief Judge from January 2016 through December 2017.
While on the bench, he was appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal, to serve on the Louisiana Sentencing Commission. He is a member of the American Judges Association, Louisiana District Court Judges Association, Fourth and Fifth Circuit Judges Association, American Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, and Jefferson Bar Association. He was the 2020 recipient of the Loyola University School of Law Gillis Long Poverty Law Center Public Service Award.
Just recently, he was appointed by the Governor, as a member of the “Board of River Port Pilot Review and Oversight Commission.