Roland Belsome
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2004 - Present
2030
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Roland L. Belsome (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal. He assumed office in 2004. His current term ends on December 31, 2030.
Belsome (Democratic Party) won re-election for an at-large seat of the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal outright in the primary on November 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Education
Belsome is a graduate of New Orleans Public Schools, the University of New Orleans, and Tulane University School of Law.[1] He has served on the board of the Mayor’s Domestic Violence Advisory Board.[2]
Career
Judge Belsome serves as a judge on the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, which has jurisdiction over the parishes of Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines. Before his election to the Court of Appeal, he was a judge in Orleans Parish (41st Judicial District) Civil District Court from 1996 to 2004 and a well-known trial attorney. Judge Belsome is an active lecturer in continuing legal education programs given by the Louisiana State Bar Association, Tulane Law School, Loyola Law School, and the Louisiana Trials Lawyers Association. He also has served as an adjunct professor at Tulane University School of Law, his alma mater.
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Roland L. Belsome (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2010
Belsome was re-elected after running unopposed.
- Main article: Louisiana judicial elections, 2010
2008
In 2008, Belsome competed for the vacancy for the 1st District of the Louisiana Supreme Court. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Chief Justice Pascal Calogero. Belsome was defeated in the primary election.
| Candidate | Incumbent | Seat | Party | Primary % | Election % |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Guidry  |
No | 1st District | Republican | 41.4% | 59.7% | |
| Jimmy Kuhn | No | 1st District | Republican | 30% | 40.2% | |
| Roland Belsome | No | 1st District | Democratic | 28.4% |
Campaign issues
Having officially announced his candidacy for Louisiana's highest court, Belsome publicly "called [for] an independent judiciary" which he believes to be, "essential for the fair administration of justice" and said his goal is "to continue to promote independence, accountability and transparency in the judiciary."[3]
2004
Belsome was elected to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal on March 9, 2004. He defeated Barrie Beth Bayrnes, winning 51.1% of the vote.[4]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Roland L. Belsome did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal At large |
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