Desiree Dyess
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2020
Desiree Dyess is a judge of the 10th Judicial District in Louisiana.[1] She was elected on November 4, 2014, taking office on January 1, 2015. Her term will expire in 2020.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Dyess ran for election to the 10th Judicial District.
Primary: She was elected in the primary on November 4, 2014, receiving 55.0 percent of the vote. She competed against Robert Owsley.
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Education
Dyess received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern State University and her J.D. from Louisiana State University School of Law.[3]
Career
Prior to her judicial election in 2014, Dyess was an attorney at the Dyess Law Firm, LLP, handling cases in family, criminal, personal injury and business law.[3]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Attorney of the Year, Natchitoches Pro Bono
- Access to Justice Award, Louisiana State Bar Association
- Crystal Gavel Award, Louisiana State Bar Association
Associations
- Former president & vice president, CASA of Natchitoches (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children)
- Board member, Northwestern State University Foundation
- Secretary & board member, Friends of the Louisiana Sports and History Museum
- Past board of directors, Old Courthouse Museum
- Member, Natchitoches Kiwanis Club
- Sustaining member, Les Amis Service Association
- Sustaining member & former secretary, Service League of Natchitoches
- Board member, Association of the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches
- Past treasurer, Statewide Louisiana Business and Professional Women
- Past president, Natchitoches Northwestern Symphony
- Past president, St. Denis American Inn of Court
- Member, PEO Chapter AU
- Choir member, First Baptist Church of Natchitoches[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results – Election Results for Date 11/4/2014," accessed November 7, 2014 (Select "Natchitoches")
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Desiree Dyess for Judge, "My qualifications," archived September 11, 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
