Sidney H. Cates, IV
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2026
Sidney H. Cates, IV is a judge for Division C of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Cates, IV (Democratic Party) won re-election for the Division C 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.
Education
Cates received his B.S. from Loyola University, New Orleans in 1975 and his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans in 1976.[1][2]
Career
Cates was admitted to the bar in 1976. He worked as a lawyer for 28 years, specializing in products liability and statutory employment litigation.[1]
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. Sidney H. Cates, IV (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Cates, IV ran for re-election to the Orleans Parish Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, he 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
Sidney H. Cates, IV did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
