Gerard Wattigny
Gerard Wattigny was a judge of the 16th Judicial District, Division A in Louisiana. He was elected to this position in 1995 and was sworn in on December 4th of that year. He was re-elected in 1996, 2002 and 2008.[1][2] He retired at the end of his term on December 31, 2014.[3]
Education
Wattigny received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and his law degree from the Louisiana State University Law School.[1][4]
Career
Wattigny practiced law with the firm of Armentor & Wattigny for 28 years prior to joining the 16th Judicial District in 1995. While serving as a judge, he established various Iberia Parish courts: an Adult Drug Court in 1998, a Juvenile Drug Court in 2000, a Re-Entry Drug Court in 2003 and a DWI Court in 2008--all of which he administrated until his retirement from the bench.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 16th Judicial District Court, "Offices," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Elected Officials," accessed December 9, 2014 (Scroll down to "District Judge…")
- ↑ The Daily Iberian, "Ready for ‘a little relaxation’," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "University of Louisiana at Lafayette," accessed January 13, 2015
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