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Stephen J. Windhorst

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Stephen J. Windhorst

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Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District
Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2032

Years in position

13

Compensation

Base salary

$182,007

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Tulane University

Law

Tulane University

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Stephen J. Windhorst (Republican Party) is a judge for the 1st District of the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal. He assumed office in 2012. His current term ends on December 31, 2032.

Windhorst (Republican Party) won re-election for the 1st District judge of the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal outright in the primary on November 8, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Education

Windhorst earned his B.A. and J.D. from Tulane University.[1]

Career

Prior to his election to the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, Windhorst was the Division J judge of the 24th Judicial District in Louisiana.

Elections

2022

See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2022


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. Stephen J. Windhorst (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2012

Windhorst was elected to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal after running unopposed in 2012.[2]

See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2012

2008

Windhorst was re-elected to the 24th Judicial District without opposition in 2008.[3]

2000

Windhorst was first elected to the 24th Judicial District on October 7, 2000.[4]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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