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J. Michael McDonald
This is the page about the Louisiana Court of Appeal First Circuit judge. If you are looking for information on the federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, please see Michael S. McDonald.
J. Michael "Mike" McDonald was a judge on the Louisiana Court of Appeal First Circuit, Second District.[1]
Education
McDonald is a 1976 graduate of LSU Law School.[2]
Career
- 2003 - 2022: Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal First Circuit
- 1978-2003: Judge, 19th Judicial District, Louisiana[3]
Elections
2022
J. Michael McDonald did not file to run for re-election.
2012
McDonald advanced from the election on November 6, winning 48.76% of the vote. He defeated Gideon T. Carter III in the runoff election on December 8, winning 61.5% of the vote.[4][5][6]
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2012
Endorsements
- Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish[7]
See also
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State: Elected Officials
- ↑ LSU Alumni notes Scroll to "Law Center Hosts Oral Arguments Before the First Circuit Court of Appeal"
- ↑ Baton Rouge Bar Association, "Investiture Ceremony for Judge J. Michael McDonald held Feb. 21"
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Multi-Race Parish Results: 12/8/2012
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, 2012 Unofficial Election Results: 116/2012 Multi-Parish Races
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Candidate Database
- ↑ Capital Republican, "GOP Endorses Higginbotham, Kelley for Supreme Court, McDonald for Court of Appeal," September 24, 2012
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