Rob Snyder

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Rob Snyder

St. John the Baptist Parish Justice Court District 3

Tenure

2016 - Present

Years in position

9

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Southeastern Louisiana University

Law

Southern University

Rob Snyder is a judge for District 3 of the St. John the Baptist Parish Justice Court Louisiana. He assumed office on January 4, 2016.

Snyder (Democratic Party) ran for election for the 2nd District judge of the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal. He lost in the primary on November 3, 2020.

Snyder was a 2016 candidate for the Division B seat on the 40th Judicial District. Snyder was defeated in the primary election on November 8, 2016.

Biography

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Snyder earned a B.A. in government from Southeastern Louisiana University, going on to receive his J.D. from the Southern University Law Center.

Snyder was admitted to the bar in 2000. His professional experience includes maintaining a law practice called the Snyder Law Firm, LLC. He also served as a law enforcement officer, 911 operator, patrol deputy, and first responder.

Elections

2020

See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 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.

General election

General election for Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District

Incumbent Jude G. Gravois defeated Sharrolyn Jackson Miles in the general election for Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on December 5, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jude G. Gravois (D)	56.2	5,278
		Sharrolyn Jackson Miles (D)	43.8	4,116

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,394
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District

Incumbent Jude G. Gravois and Sharrolyn Jackson Miles defeated Rob Snyder in the primary for Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jude G. Gravois (D)	45.4	12,939
✔		Sharrolyn Jackson Miles (D)	35.1	10,002
		Rob Snyder (D)	19.4	5,539

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,480
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2016

See also: Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Louisiana held partisan elections for local judicial offices in 2016. A primary election took place on November 8, 2016, and a general election took place on December 10, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wish to run in this election was July 22, 2016. Jeff Perilloux and Nghana Lewis Gauff defeated Rob Snyder in the 40th Judicial District (Division B) primary election.

40th Judicial District, Division B, Primary Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	No party	Jeff Perilloux	37.78%	2,216
	No party	Nghana Lewis Gauff	37.08%	2,175
	Democratic	Rob Snyder	25.13%	1,474
Total Votes				5,865
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016

2015

See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2015

Louisiana's judicial elections included a primary on October 24, 2015, and a general on November 21, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was September 10, 2015.

St. John the Baptist Parish Justice Court, District 3, General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rob Snyder	51.5%	1,114
	Democratic	Darlene Triche-Hall	48.5%	1,051
Total Votes				2,165
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed December 4, 2015

St. John the Baptist Parish Justice Court, District 3, Primary Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rob Snyder	44.8%	871
	Democratic	Darlene Triche-Hall	31.0%	603
	Democratic	Gabrielle McKarry	24.2%	470
Total Votes				1,944
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed December 4, 2015

2014

See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Snyder ran for election to the 40th Judicial District.
Primary: He was defeated in the primary on November 4, 2014, receiving 18.8 percent of the vote. He competed against Mary Hotard Becnel.

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2020

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