Leon Roche

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Leon Roche

Democratic Party

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section I

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Karen K. Herman

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

October 14, 2023

Leon Roche (Democratic Party) is a judge for Section I of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in Louisiana. He assumed office on October 24, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Roche (Democratic Party) won election for the Section I judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in Louisiana outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.

Roche also ran in a special election for the Section A judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in Louisiana. He lost in the special general election on April 29, 2023.

Elections

2023

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section I

See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2023)

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

Special nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section I

Leon Roche won election outright against Melanie Talia in the special primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section I on October 14, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leon Roche (D)	65.9	43,414
	Submit photo	Melanie Talia (D)	34.1	22,451

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,865
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Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A

See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2023)

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.

General election

Special general election for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A

Simone Levine defeated Leon Roche in the special general election for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A on April 29, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Simone Levine (D)	51.2	18,390
		Leon Roche (D)	48.8	17,503

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,893
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A

Simone Levine and Leon Roche defeated Diedre Pierce Kelly in the special primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A on March 25, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Simone Levine (D)	34.3	8,941
✔		Leon Roche (D)	33.6	8,768
	Submit photo	Diedre Pierce Kelly (D)	32.1	8,383

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,092
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Campaign themes

2023

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