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Simone Levine
2023 - Present
2026
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Simone Levine (Democratic Party) is a judge for Section A of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in Louisiana. Levine assumed office on May 26, 2023. Levine's current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Levine (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for the Section A judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in Louisiana. Levine won in the special general election on April 29, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2023)
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
Special general election for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A
Simone Levine defeated Leon Roche in the special general election for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A on April 29, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Simone Levine (D) | 51.2 | 18,390 | |
![]() | Leon Roche (D) | 48.8 | 17,503 |
Total votes: 35,893 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A
Simone Levine and Leon Roche defeated Diedre Pierce Kelly in the special primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A on March 25, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Simone Levine (D) | 34.3 | 8,941 | |
✔ | ![]() | Leon Roche (D) | 33.6 | 8,768 |
Diedre Pierce Kelly (D) | 32.1 | 8,383 |
Total votes: 26,092 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2023
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Candidate Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A |
Footnotes
Federal courts:
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