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Carlos Prudhomme
Carlos Prudhomme was a candidate for the Caddo Parish Juvenile Court in Louisiana. Prudhomme was defeated in the primary election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Louisiana held partisan elections for local judicial offices in 2016. A primary election took place on November 8, 2016, and a general election took place on December 10, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wish to run in this election was July 22, 2016.[1] Ree Casey-Jones and Andrew Randall Jr. defeated Trina Chu and Carlos Prudhomme in the Caddo Parish Juvenile Court primary election.[2]
| Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ree Casey-Jones |
43.15% | 9,882 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Randall Jr. |
30.99% | 7,097 | |
| Democratic | Trina Chu | 14.27% | 3,268 | |
| Democratic | Carlos Prudhomme | 11.59% | 2,655 | |
| Total Votes | 22,902 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the Louisiana Juvenile Courts are each elected to six-year terms, except in Orleans Parish. In Orleans Parish, they are elected to eight-year terms. The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a parish resident for one year, younger than 70 years old, and have eight years experience of practicing law in the state and a law degree.[3]
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana
State courts:
Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts
State resources:
Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana
