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Paulette Irons
Paulette Irons is a judge for Division M of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Irons (Democratic Party) won re-election for the Division M judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District 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 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. Paulette Irons (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Irons ran for re-election to the Orleans Parish Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paulette Irons did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Irons received her bachelor's degree in business administration from Loyola University and her J.D. in public interest law from Tulane University Law School.[2]
Career
Irons began her career as a business consultant and lawyer. She started the Paulette Irons Law Firm in 1992. In November of 1994, she joined the Louisiana State Senate, where she served until her judicial election in 2004. During her time as a senator, she continued to work as a private practice lawyer part-time.[2][3]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Louisiana State Senate, "Biographical Sketch Paulette R. Irons," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ Access My Library: New Orleans City Business, "Mayoral candidate interviews: Paulette Irons," January 21, 2002
Federal courts:
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