Erika Green
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2022 - Present
2026
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Erika Green (Democratic Party) is a judge for Section 1, Division B of the East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court in Louisiana. She assumed office on January 7, 2022. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Green (Democratic Party) won election for the Section 1, Division B judge of the East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court in Louisiana outright in the primary on November 13, 2021, after the general election was canceled.
Green was appointed to the Baton Rouge Metro Council to represent District 5 in January 2016 to fill the vacancy left by Ronnie Edwards' election to the Louisiana House of Representatives.[1] Green resigned her seat on January 1, 2022.[2]
Biography
Green earned her B.S. in criminal justice from Prairie View A&M University. She later received her J.D. from Southern University Law Center. Green is a private practice attorney specializing in family and personal injury law.[3]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2021)
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
Special nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 1 Division B
Erika Green won election outright against Natalie Tellis Robertson in the special primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 1 Division B on November 13, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erika Green (D) | 65.4 | 5,683 | |
| Natalie Tellis Robertson (D) | 34.6 | 3,013 | ||
| Total votes: 8,696 | |||
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2020
See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, 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 East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5
Incumbent Erika Green won election outright against Darryl Hurst in the primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erika Green (D) | 58.9 | 8,584 | |
 | Darryl Hurst (D) | 41.1 | 5,988 | |
| Total votes: 14,572 | |||
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2016
The city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, held elections for mayor and metropolitan council on December 10, 2016. A primary election took place on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 22, 2016. All 12 metropolitan council seats were up for election.[4][5] Incumbent Erika Green defeated Linda Dewey in the Baton Rouge Metro District 5 general election.
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Erika Green Incumbent |
57.88% | 5,054 | |
| Democratic | Linda Dewey | 42.12% | 3,678 | |
| Total Votes | 8,732 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016 | ||||
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Erika Green Incumbent |
42.01% | 5,416 | |
| Democratic | Linda Dewey |
29.88% | 3,852 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Banguel | 20.08% | 2,588 | |
| Republican | Joe Dorsey | 6.78% | 874 | |
| Democratic | Abi Winget | 1.25% | 161 | |
| Total Votes | 12,891 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
Endorsements
Green received the endorsement of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) in September 2016. BRAC endorsed candidates focused on improvements to transportation, crime reduction, workforce education, economic growth, government efficiency, and city beautification efforts.[6]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Erika Green did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Advocate, "Metro Council appoints Cole, Green to serve year remaining on terms of two departing council members," January 14, 2016
- ↑ The Advocate, "Baton Rouge Metro Council member Erika Green resigns, clearing way for spring election," December 6, 2021
- ↑ Baton Rouge, Louisiana, "Council District: Erika L. Green," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Elections," accessed January 21, 2016
- ↑ The Advocate, "Baton Rouge faces political shake-up with all 12 seats on Metro Council up for grabs this fall," January 19, 2016
- ↑ The Advocate, "Republican Delgado scores public safety union support in Baton Rouge mayor's race," September 30, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lisa Woodruff-White (D) |
East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 1 Division B 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Ronnie Edwards (D) |
East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Darryl Hurst (D) |
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
