Cynthia Carroll-Bridges
Cynthia Carroll-Bridges was a Republican candidate for Division C judge of the 26th Judicial District Court in Louisiana. She was defeated in the primary election on October 14, 2017.
Biography
Carroll-Bridges earned a B.A. in psychology from Southern Methodist University and a J.D. from the Oklahoma City University School of Law.[1]
At the time of her 2017 run for office, Carroll-Bridges was a mediator for Effective Mediation Services and the owner of her own law firm, the Law Office of Cynthia L. Carroll, LLC. Her professional experience includes work as an associate for Klotz, Simmons, and Brainard, as the in-house counsel for the nonprofit organization Baptist Foundation of Texas, and as an intern for the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Carroll-Bridges has also served as the president of the Women's Section of the Shreveport Bar Association and the corresponding secretary for the Republican Women of Bossier.[1]
Elections
2017
Louisiana had partisan elections for local judicial offices in 2017. A primary election was held on October 14, 2017, and a general election was held on November 18, 2017. Primary and general elections were also held on March 25, 2017, and April 29, 2017, respectively.
The candidate filing deadline for the spring elections was January 13, 2017, and the deadline for the fall elections was July 14, 2017. In Louisiana, judicial candidates who are unopposed as of the end of the candidate filing period are automatically declared elected, and their names do not appear on the ballot.[2][3] Lane Pittard (R) defeated Cynthia Carroll-Bridges (R) in the primary election for the Division C seat on the 26th Judicial District Court.[4]
| 26th Judicial District Court, Division C, Primary Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lane Pittard |
59.78% | 7,262 | |
| Republican | Cynthia Carroll-Bridges | 40.22% | 4,886 | |
| Total Votes | 12,148 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed October 30, 2017 | ||||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
There are 217 judges on the Louisiana District Courts, each elected to six-year terms. They must face re-election if they wish to serve again.[5]
The district courts select chief judges by peer vote (with term lengths that vary by individual court).[5]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[5][6]
- licensed to practice law in the state for at least eight years;
- a resident of the district represented for at least one year; and
- under the age of 70 at the time of election (judges who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires)
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cynthia Carroll-Bridges - District Judge, "Meet Cynthia," accessed October 12, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "RS 18:511, Subpart F: Election of Candidates," accessed March 23, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2017 Elections," accessed February 1, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 15, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Louisiana; Selection of Judges," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Lawmakers fail to pass amendment eliminating mandatory retirement age of judges," June 3, 2013
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State resources:
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