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The terms of 13 Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal justices expired on December 31, 2020. The 13 seats were up for partisan election on December 5, 2020. A primary was scheduled for November 3, 2020. A full term on the court is 10 years.

A special election was also held on July 11, 2020, to fill a vacant seat on the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 3rd District. The vacancy was created after William J. Crain (R) was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court on November 16, 2019.[1]

Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% 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.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Louisiana modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: The absentee ballot application used in the general election included COVID-19 specific reasons for requesting an absentee ballot.
  • Candidate filing procedures: The candidate qualifying deadline was extended to July 24, 2020. The deadline by which a ballot-qualified party must notify the state of its presidential nominee was extended from August 18, 2020, to August 25, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Vacancies

■ William J. Crain

Candidates and election results

First Circuit Court of Appeals

Second District

Subdist. 1, Div. A: Higginbotham vacancy

General election candidates

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Did not make the ballot:

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Subdist. 2, Div. D: Guidry's seat

General election candidates

The general election was canceled.

    Primary candidates

    This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

    Third District

    Div. D (special election)

    See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 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.

    General election

    General election for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 3rd District

    Elizabeth Wolfe defeated Richard A. Swartz Jr. in the general election for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 3rd District on July 11, 2020.

    Candidate
    %
    Votes
    ✔
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    		Elizabeth Wolfe (R)
     
    55.3
     
    		40,786
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    		Richard A. Swartz Jr. (R)
     
    44.7
     
    		32,978

    There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

    		Total votes: 73,764
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    Second Circuit Court of Appeals

    Second District

    Election Section 2: Thompson's seat

    General election candidates

    The general election was canceled.

      Primary candidates

      This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

      Third District

      3rd Dist., Elec. Sec. 2C: Garrett's seat

      General election candidates

      The general election was canceled.

        Primary candidates

        Third Circuit Court of Appeal

        Second District

        Elec. Sec. 1C: Thibobeaux vacancy

        General election candidates

        The general election was canceled.

          Primary candidates

          Third District

          Elec. Sec. 5A: Keaty vacancy

          General election candidates

          The general election was canceled.

            Primary candidates

            This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

            Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal

            At-large: Belsome's seat

            General election candidates

            The general election was canceled.

              Primary candidates

              This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

              First District

              Division F: Atkins' seat

              General election candidates

              The general election was canceled.

                Primary candidates

                This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

                Division G: Ledet's seat

                General election candidates

                The general election was canceled.

                  Primary candidates

                  This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

                  • Rose Ledet  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔

                  Second District

                  Division A: Lobrano's seat

                  General election candidates

                  The general election was canceled.

                    Primary candidates

                    This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

                    Third District

                    Division A: Dysart's seat

                    General election candidates

                    The general election was canceled.

                      Primary candidates

                      This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

                      Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal

                      First District

                      Elec. Sec. 1, Division B: Wicker's seat

                      General election candidates

                      The general election was canceled.

                        Primary candidates

                        This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

                        Second District

                        Division A: Gravois' seat

                        General election candidates

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                        Judges not on the ballot

                        First Circuit Court of Appeals

                        Third Circuit Court of Appeals

                        Past elections

                        2019

                        See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2019


                        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 Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District

                        Jeff Thompson won election outright against Jason Brown in the special primary for Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on March 30, 2019.

                        Candidate
                        %
                        Votes
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                        		Jeff Thompson (R)
                         
                        75.8
                         
                        		7,337
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                        		Jason Brown (R)
                         
                        24.2
                         
                        		2,340

                        There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

                        		Total votes: 9,677
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                        Note: The general election was canceled after Jeff Thompson (R) won the position outright by receiving more than 50% of the votes cast in the primary election.

                        Selection

                        See also: Judicial selection in Louisiana

                        Judges of the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal are elected in partisan elections. Once elected, judges serve 10-year terms. Vacancies are filled via special elections; interim judges complete the remainder of the unexpired term. On each of the five courts, the judge who has served the longest is named the chief judge.[2]

                        Qualifications

                        To be considered for office, a candidate must:

                        • have practiced law for at least 10 years in Louisiana;
                        • have been a resident of the district and/or the circuit for at least one year;
                        • be no more than 70 years old, the mandatory retirement age[2]

                        See also

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                        Footnotes

                        1. ↑ The Livingston Parish News, "ELECTION RESULTS | Wolfe takes spot in Court of Appeals, Wild wins Albany Police Chief," July 11, 2021
                        2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Louisiana," accessed September 17, 2015

                        Louisiana courts

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                        Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana

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