Ellen Shirer Kovach
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Ellen Shirer Kovach is the Division K judge for the 24th Judicial District in Louisiana. She was elected to this position on November 4, 2008, defeating incumbent Judge Martha Sassone. She ran unopposed in 2014, qualifying for a term expiring on December 31, 2020.[1][2][3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Shirer Kovach ran for re-election to the 24th Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Education
Kovach received her B.A. from Loyola University in 1982 and her J.D. from the Loyola Law School in 1985.[5]
Career
Kovach began her career in 1985 at the law firm of Jones Walker, working in the general litigation section. She then worked for The Kullman Firm from 1992 to 1999 and for Frilot L.L.C. from 1999 until her judicial election in 2008.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Results for Election Date: 11/4/2008," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ NOLA.com: New Orleans Metro Real Time News, "Ellen Kovach bumps Judge Martha Sassone off Jefferson bench," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Elected Officials," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Times-Picayune, "Open Seats in Jefferson Parish on 24th Judicial District Court Draw Seven Candidates," August 20, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Orleans Bar Association, "Biographical Sketch of Candidate Ellen Shirer Kovach"
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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
