Robin Giarrusso
Robin Giarrusso was a judge for Division G of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana. She left office on May 1, 2023.
Giarrusso (Democratic Party) won re-election for the Division G judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana outright in the primary on November 3, 2020, after the general election was 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
Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division G
Incumbent Robin Giarrusso won election outright against Schalyece Harrison in the primary for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division G on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Robin Giarrusso (D) | 64.7 | 98,695 | |
Schalyece Harrison (D) | 35.3 | 53,883 |
Total votes: 152,578 | ||||
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2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Giarrusso 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
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Education
Giarrusso received her B.A. in political science from Tulane University in 1974 and her J.D. from the Tulane University Law School in 1977.[3][4]
Career
Before her election to the Orleans Parish Judicial District, Giarrusso practiced law with the City Attorney's office, specializing in contract and public bid law.[4]
Awards and associations
Giarrusso was the first recipient of the Michelle Pitard Wynne Professionalism Award, presented to her by the New Orleans Association for Women Attorneys.[4]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, “Judicial selection in Louisiana,” accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Profile of Robin Giarrusso," accessed December 9, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Louisiana State Bar Association, "Superwomen: Female Attorneys Mastering the Game and the Strategies that Rule," May 6, 2011
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