Fred Crifasi
Fred Crifasi (Republican Party) is a judge for Section 3, Division H of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Crifasi (Republican Party) won re-election for the Section 3, Division H judge of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court outright in the primary on November 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Education
Crifasi obtained a B.S. from Louisiana State University (LSU) in 1986. He obtained a J.D. from LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1992.[1]
Elections
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
The primary election was canceled. Fred Crifasi (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2018
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 Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division H
Fred Crifasi won election outright in the primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division H on March 24, 2018.
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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.[2]
The district courts select chief judges by peer vote (with term lengths that vary by individual court).[2]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[2][3]
- 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
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Fred Crifasi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 19th Judicial District Court, "Honorable Judge Fred T. Crifasi," accessed April 1, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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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