LaKeisha Jefferson

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LaKeisha Jefferson

Democratic Party

Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division H, Domestic Section 2

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Monique Barial

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

March 23, 2024

Personal

Birthplace

New Orleans, La.

LaKeisha Jefferson (Democratic Party) is a judge for Division H, Domestic Section 2 of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana. She assumed office on December 27, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Jefferson (Democratic Party) won election for the Division H, Domestic Section 2 judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana outright in the primary on March 23, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Biography

Jefferson was born on May 8, 1977, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2024)

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. LaKeisha Jefferson (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jefferson in this election.

2020

See also: City elections in New Orleans, 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 Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division K, Domestic Section 1

Incumbent Bernadette D'Souza won election outright against LaKeisha Jefferson in the primary for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division K, Domestic Section 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bernadette D'Souza (D)	52.8	79,769
		LaKeisha Jefferson (D)	47.2	71,221

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 150,990
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

LaKeisha Jefferson is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and an attorney in the greater New Orleans area with a concentration in family and domestic law. She received a bachelor's degree in English and Writing from Spelman College in 1999 and a JD from Southern University Law Center in 2002. For 17 years, LaKeisha has fought to get justice for families in family cases not only at the trial level but also in the Louisiana Courts of Appeal and the Louisiana Supreme Court. LaKeisha also served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of New Orleans prosecuting domestic violence offenders; as a Staff Attorney for Project SAVE, a public interest law firm dedicated to assisting victims of domestic violence; a contract attorney in the family law unit for Southeast Louisiana Legal Services in Hammond, Louisiana; and as conflicts counsel for the Orleans Parish Indigent Defender Program.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Equal justice for everyone
• An efficient courtroom
• A speedy docket

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Domestic violence, child custody and support

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