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Dennis Moore (Louisiana)
Dennis Moore (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Section A judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in Louisiana. Moore lost in the primary on November 3, 2020.
Moore was a candidate for the Section D seat on the Orleans Parish Judicial District in Louisiana. Moore was defeated in the primary election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2020)
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A
Incumbent Laurie A. White won election outright against Dennis Moore in the primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laurie A. White (D) | 62.8 | 94,873 |
| Dennis Moore (D) | 37.2 | 56,112 | ||
| Total votes: 150,985 | |||
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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] Paul Bonin and Kevin Guillory defeated Dennis Moore in the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court (Section D) primary election.[2]
| Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section D, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Paul Bonin |
40.43% | 55,117 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Guillory |
32.13% | 43,794 | |
| Democratic | Dennis Moore | 27.44% | 37,408 | |
| Total Votes | 136,319 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
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.[3]
The district courts select chief judges by peer vote (with term lengths that vary by individual court).[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3][4]
- 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)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dennis Moore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Elections Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
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
