Lynda Austin
Lynda Austin (independent) is a judge for Ward 2, District 1 of the East Baton Rouge Parish Justice Court in Louisiana. Austin assumed office on January 1, 2021. Austin's current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Austin (independent) won election for the Ward 2, District 1 judge of the East Baton Rouge Parish Justice Court in Louisiana outright in the primary on November 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, 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
The primary election was canceled. Lynda Austin (Independent) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lynda Austin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
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
State courts:
Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts
State resources:
Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana
