Janet Ahern
Janet Ahern was a 2014 candidate for the Orleans Parish Civil District Court.[1]
Ahern previously ran for a seat on the Orleans Parish District Court in Louisiana in 2012. Ahern withdrew from the race in January 2012.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Ahern ran for election to the Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on November 4, 2014, receiving 34.4 percent of the vote. She competed against Monique Barial and Michelle Scott-Bennett.
General: She was defeated in the general election on December 6, 2014, after receiving 45.4 percent of the vote. She competed against Monique Barial.
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Education
Ahern received her undergraduate degree from Tulane University in 1983 and her J.D. degree from the Loyola University School of Law in 1986.[5]
Career
- 2001-Present: Attorney, Janet M. Ahern, PLC
- 2009-2012: Executive director, Court Watch NOLA
- 2007: Vice president and director of compliance, D.J. Park, LLC
- 2001-2005: Attorney, Mitchell Ahern, PLC
- 1994-1999: Hearing officer, City of New Orleans
- 1993-2001: Attorney, Moseley & Associates, PLC
- 1991-1993: Associate, Lea, Plavnicky, and Moseley
- 1987-1991: Assistant district attorney, Orleans Parish[5]
Awards and associations
Associations
- 2012-Present: Member, Court Watch NOLA Advisory Board
- 1987-Present: Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
- 2001-2004: Yuletide committee chairperson of corporate sponsors, Edna B. and Joyce Fay Washington Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
- 2001: Public relations committee - Heart of a Woman Luncheon, American Heart Association - Southeast Affiliate
- Member, New Orleans Bar Association
- Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts - Louisiana Chapter
- Member, International Association of Collaborative Professions
- Member, Collaborative Divorce Alliance of Greater New Orleans
- Member, Association for Women Attorneys
- 2004-2006: President
- 2002-2003: Vice-president
- Member, Family Mediation Council - New Orleans Chapter
- 2000-2001: President
- Volunteer, New Orleans Pro Bono Project[5]
See also
External links
- Elect Janet Ahern Family Court Judge
- The Times-Picayune, "At-large council seat and civil court judgeship each draw one more candidate during qualifying," December 8, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ The Times-Picayune, "D'Souza elected New Orleans' first family court judge," February 2, 2012
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2014 primary results," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2014 general election," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Elect Janet Ahern Family Court Judge, "Experience," archived September 18, 2014
