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Steve Marionneaux
Steve Marionneaux was a 2017 Democratic candidate for the Division A seat on the 18th Judicial District Court in Louisiana. He advanced from the primary election on October 14, 2017, to the general election on November 18, 2017, but withdrew from the race before the general election.[1]
Biography
Marionneaux graduated from Louisiana State University and the Southern Law Center. His experience includes work as an assistant district attorney, the legal counsel for the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District, a prosecutor for the Livonia Magistrate Court, a pro bono attorney for Pointe Coupee Fire Protection District No. 4, and an attorney for Fordoche, Livonia, and Maringouin.[2]
Elections
2017
Louisiana had partisan elections for local judicial offices in 2017. A primary election was held on October 14, 2017, and a general election was held on November 18, 2017. Primary and general elections were also held on March 25, 2017, and April 29, 2017, respectively.
The candidate filing deadline for the spring elections was January 13, 2017, and the deadline for the fall elections was July 14, 2017. In Louisiana, judicial candidates who are unopposed as of the end of the candidate filing period are automatically declared elected, and their names do not appear on the ballot.[3][4] A general election was originally scheduled for the 18th Judicial District on November 18, 2017. However, Steve Marionneaux withdrew from the race before Election Day. As a result, the election was canceled, and Marionneaux's general election opponent, Kevin Kimball, was elected automatically.[1]
Kevin Kimball (D) and Steve Marionneaux (D) defeated Lonny Guidroz (D) in the primary election for the Division A seat on the 18th Judicial District Court.[5]
| 18th Judicial District Court, ES 4, Division A, Primary Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kevin Kimball |
45.37% | 2,710 | |
| Democratic | Steve Marionneaux |
31.31% | 1,870 | |
| Democratic | Lonny Guidroz | 23.32% | 1,393 | |
| Total Votes | 5,973 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed October 30, 2017 | ||||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
There are 217 judges on the Louisiana District Courts, each elected to six-year terms. They must face re-election if they wish to serve again.[6]
The district courts select chief judges by peer vote (with term lengths that vary by individual court).[6]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[6][7]
- licensed to practice law in the state for at least eight years;
- a resident of the district represented for at least one year; and
- under the age of 70 at the time of election (judges who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires)
Campaign themes
2017
In his campaign announcement, Marionneaux listed the following priorities:
| “ |
I am committed to a Court that insures that the best interest of our children is always served. As Judge I will maintain a Court that has ZERO TOLERANCE for those who would harm our children or elderly. I am equally committed to a Court that will have absolutely NO TOLERANCE for drug traffickers, perpetrators of violent crime and habitual offenders. I truly believe our efforts must be accelerated forward in our attempts to address the substance abuse problems facing our district and its effect on crime. I am committed to the enhancement of our Drug Court in its efforts to reach our young first time offenders and the availability of substance abuse treatment and education. It is imperative that both juvenile and adult offenders understand and recognize that there will be consequences resulting from their criminal activity, including incarceration, and that they will be held accountable for their deviant behavior and that such criminal conduct will be dealt with in a stern and consistent fashion. We cannot continue to function as we have in the past while we lose yet another generation of our children to this vicious cycle of drugs, violence and crime. We cannot continue to allow our neighborhoods and communities to be victimized by the criminal behavior of a few. Our Courts must now become innovative in their approach to sentencing, education and rehabilitation and certainly our Courts should always be mindful of the victims of crime and supportive of crime victim restitution and reparation.[8] |
” |
| —Steve Marionneaux (2017)[9] | ||
See also
External links
- Louisiana District Judges Association
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Advocate, "Attorney Kevin Kimball Elected Judge After Other Candidate Drops Out of the 18th Judicial District Court Race," October 20, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Steve Marionneaux, District Court Judge, Div. A Candidate," accessed October 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "RS 18:511, Subpart F: Election of Candidates," accessed March 23, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2017 Elections," accessed February 1, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 15, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Louisiana; Selection of Judges," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Lawmakers fail to pass amendment eliminating mandatory retirement age of judges," June 3, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The West Side Journal, "Marionneaux Announces Candidacy for District Court Judge, 18th Judicial Court, Div. A," April 5, 2017
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
