Mary Hotard Becnel
Mary Hotard Becnel was a judge of the 40th Judicial District in Louisiana. She was elected to this position on May 1, 1993, to replace retired Judge Thomas Malik. She successfully ran for re-election to the 40th Judicial District in 2014.[1][2][3] She announced in May of 2015 that she would retire at the end of 2015.[4]
Elections
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Hotard Becnel ran for re-election to the 40th Judicial District.
Primary: She was elected in the primary on November 4, 2014, receiving 81.2 percent of the vote. She competed against Rob Snyder.
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Candidacy challenged
A lawsuit was filed alleging that Mary Hotard Becnel and opponent Mona Joseph had "irregulatiries...on [their] qualifying forms."[6] The suit was filed by Melanie L. Trosclair, noted simply as "a qualified elector" on the petition, and it was filed on her behalf by the law firm of Rob Snyder. Snyder was also running for the St. John the Baptist Parish judgeship.[7] Retired judge Michael Kirby ruled to disqualify Joseph's candidacy, but dismissed the challenge against Becnel.
Education
Becnel received her undergraduate degree from the University of New Orleans and her J.D. in 1980 from Loyola University School of Law. She has also studied toward her master's degree at the National Judicial College.[8]
Career
Becnel began her career as a court reporter and became a private practice lawyer following her graduation from law school in 1980. She was elected to the district court in 1993. She has also served temporarily as an ad hoc judge for other courts, including the First Circuit Court of Appeal. She ran unsuccessfully for a Supreme Court judgeship in 2001.[8][9]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results 5/1/1993," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Elected Officials," accessed November 7, 2014 (Select "By Parish" and "ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST")
- ↑ The Times-Picayune, "St. John Judge Mary Hotard Becnel will retire in December, newspaper reports," May 26, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2014 primary results," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ Times Picayune, "Petitions filed against incumbent, challenger in race for 40th Judicial District Court seat," September 3, 2014
- ↑ Times Picayune, "Judge Mary Hotard Becnel survives court challenge to re-election bid; candidate Mona Joseph disqualified," September 3, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 St. Charles Herald, "Voters to decide state Supreme Court race, school tax issues," October 17, 2001
- ↑ YouTube, "Judge Mary Hotard Becnel campaign commercial," accessed November 7, 2014
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