Louisiana judicial elections, 2012 - March 24th election

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The 2012 Louisiana judicial elections consisted of elections on November 6 (primary) and December 1 (general). There were also municipal elections on March 24—and it is these March 24 races that are discussed below. Runoff elections took place on April 21, 2012. Please visit Louisiana judicial elections, 2012 for information on the November elections.

Municipal elections

23rd Judicial District, Louisiana

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LeBlancJessie LeBlanc   A	No	Republican	Division D		71.83%   A
PryorMatthew Pryor	No	Republican	Division D		28.17%   D

24th Judicial District, Louisiana

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Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MentzMichael P. Mentz   A	No	Republican	Division F	100%A	A

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26th Judicial District, Louisiana

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Slattery, Jr.John B. Slattery, Jr.	No	Republican	Division E	29.01%
NerrenMike Nerren   A	No	Republican	Division E	39.8%A	53.5%   A
GravesWhit Graves	No	Republican	Division E	31.18%A	46.5%   D

29th Judicial District, Louisiana

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MorelMichele Morel   A	No	Republican	Division E		50.8%   A
MarcelTimothy Marcel	No	Democratic	Division E		49.1%   D

Jackson Parish Justice Court, Louisiana

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
RobinsonDavid Robinson (Louisiana)	No	Independent	District D		36.6%   D
MageePaula Magee   A	No	Democratic	District D		63.3%   A

Madison Parish Justice Court, Louisiana

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ClaxtonAndrew W. Claxton   A	No	Democratic	Districts 4, 5 & 6		100%   A

Criminal District Court

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WoodsGlen A. Woods	No	Democratic	Section B	27.74%
Flemings-DavillierTracey Flemings-Davillier   A	No	Democratic		72.26%A	A

Civil District Court

March 24th election:

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
D'SouzaBernadette D'Souza   A	No	Democratic	Domestic Section 1		100%   A

Pointe Coupee Parish Justice Court, Louisiana

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ChustzBecky Jarreau Chustz   A	No	Democratic	District 5		84.7%   A
NolenMary Theresa Nolen	No	Democratic	District 5		15.2%   D

Richland Parish Justice Court, Louisiana

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Bruce, Jr.William L. Bruce, Jr.   A	Yes	Republican	Ward 5		100%   A

Terrebonne Parish Justice Court, Louisiana

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
UnderwoodBill Underwood	No	Republican	Ward 6	23.6%
LeBoeufCathy LeBoeuf	No	Independent	Ward 6	32.8%A	33.75%   D
DoescherGeorge C. Doescher   A	No	Republican	Ward 6	43.5%A	66.25%   A

Washington Parish Justice Court, Louisiana

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PassmanBilly W. Passman   A	Yes	Democratic	Ward 3		71.6%   A
Felder, Jr.Joseph Felder, Jr.	No	Republican	Ward 3		28.3%   D

In the News

Special election set for Louisiana Supreme Court

As featured in JP Election Brief: Focus on the Gulf States and Northwest on May 17, 2012.

Governor Bobby Jindal has called for a special election to be held for the Louisiana Supreme Court 5th District seat of retiring Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball. The election will be held on November 6, 2012. If a runoff is needed, that will take place on December 1. Candidates will qualify for the election from August 15 to 17.

Primary runoff results

As featured in JP Election Brief: Florida gets ready as Alabama wraps up (and more!) on April 26, 2012.

On Saturday, April 21, a runoff election was for one judicial seat was held in Louisiana. That occurred in Terrebonne Parish, for its Justice Court. The winner of the vacant seat was George C. Doescher, a local business owner. He defeated Cathy LeBoeuf, winning 66.25% of the vote. Doescher is now the Justice of the Peace for Ward 6 in Terrebonne Parish.

Civil District Court race

As featured in JP Election Brief: Heading south with news from Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Texas on March 15, 2012.

Perhaps a better name for this article today could be "Highlight a Cruise to Victory," since that is the situation in which de facto elected judge Bernadette D'Souza finds herself. D'Souza was set to compete against two candidates in the Louisiana election on March 24, Janet Ahern and Kris Kiefer. Both candidates withdrew from the race months before the Orleans Parish election.

Kiefer announced that he was dropping out in February in order to focus on his family and law practice, though it was only two weeks after D'Souza's campaign unveiled more than 400 endorsements from throughout the City of New Orleans.

With the election decided before the voters even had a chance to weigh in, now Bernadette D'Souza has the task of quickly tending to the administrative aspects of taking office, such as staffing and dockets.

D'Souza will succeed Herbert A. Cade, but will serve as the first permanent Family Court Judge in the Civil District Court.

See also

• Louisiana judicial elections
• News: JP Election Brief: Heading south with news from Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Texas, March 15, 2012