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Cleveland Coon
Cleveland Coon was a 2014 candidate for the 19th Judicial District in Louisiana.[1] He was defeated by Beau Higginbotham in the 2014 election.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Coon ran for election to the 19th Judicial District.
Primary: He was successful in the primary on November 4, 2014, receiving 42.7 percent of the vote. He competed against Mike Davis (Louisiana), Beau Higginbotham, R. Chris Oetjens, and Jamie Morain Zanovec.
General: He was defeated in the general election on December 6, 2014, after receiving 48 percent of the vote. He competed against Beau Higginbotham.
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Education
Coon received a B.A. in political science from Southern University and A & M College in 1976 and a J.D. degree from the Southern University Law Center in 1981. In 2003, he received an L.L.M. in environmental law from the Tulane University School of Law.[5]
Career
Coon is an associate professor at the Southern University Law Center. He began working there in 1989, and became the director of the Pre-Law Academic Assistance Program in 1991. He served as an assistant attorney general with the Louisiana Department of Justice from 1984 to 1989, where he was legal counsel to the Southern University Board of Supervisors. Coon has also previously worked as a public defender and as an associate at the law firm of White, Jones & Lombard.[5][6]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Member, Louisiana Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, National Bar Association
- Member, Louis A. Martinet Society
- Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity [6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2014 general election," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results, Results for Election Date: 11/4/2014," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2014 general election," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Southern University Law Center, "Faculty profiles: Cleveland Coon," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Elect Cleveland Coon Judge, "About," archived September 16, 2014
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
