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Nakisha Ervin-Knott
2023 - Present
2032
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Nakisha Ervin-Knott (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 1st District of the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2032.
Ervin-Knott (Democratic Party) won election for the 1st District judge of the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal outright in the primary on November 8, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
In 2011, she ran for the 41st Judicial District in Louisiana. She lost in the runoff election on November 19, 2011.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
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. Nakisha Ervin-Knott (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2020
See also: City elections in New Orleans, 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. Nakisha Ervin-Knott (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Ervin-Knott ran for election to the Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Primary: She was elected in the primary on November 4, 2014, receiving 58 percent of the vote. She competed against Lloyd J. Medley, Jr.
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2011
Ervin-Knott ran unsuccessfully in the runoff election for the 41st Judicial District on November 19. She received 40.5% of the vote and was defeated by Clare Jupiter.[1]
Ervin-Knott won 35.78% of the vote in the primary.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nakisha Ervin-Knott did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Nakisha Ervin-Knott did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Ervin-Knott received a B.A. from Xavier University in 1995, and a J.D. from Southern University Law Center in 1998.[5]
Career
Prior to her election to the bench, Ervin-Knott was a partner at the law firm Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, LLC.[6]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2014: "Leader in Law", New Orleans CityBusiness magazine
- 2012: Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation
Associations
- Volunteer attorney, Pro Bono Project
- Vice chair and board member, ASI Federal Credit Union
- Member, Association of Women Attorneys
- Council of directors, Louisiana Association for Justice
- Member, Louis A. Martinet Legal Society
- Graduate, Ortique Leadership Institute
- Past president, Independent Women’s Organization (IWO)[5]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," November 19, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2014 primary results," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Database," accessed November 7, 2014 Scroll to October 22 candidates
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Elect Nakisha Ervin-Knott, "About," archived September 18, 2014
- ↑ Nola.com, "Nakisha Ervin-Knott to kick off campaign for Orleans Parish Civil District Court," July 22, 2014
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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
