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Taetrece Harrison
Taetrece Harrison (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for the Division A judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana. She lost in the special primary on November 6, 2018.
Harrison was a 2014 candidate for the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana.[1]
Biography
Harrison received a bachelor's degree from Regis University, and a J.D. from Southern University Law Center. She also has an LL.M. in taxation from the University of Alabama. Harrison began a private practice, the Harrison Law Group LLC, in 2008.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, New Orleans Bar Association
- Member, Louisiana Bar Association
- Member, Women’s Bar Association[2]
Elections
2018
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
Special nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division A
Ellen Hazeur won election outright against Richard Perque and Taetrece Harrison in the special primary for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division A on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ellen Hazeur (D) | 58.5 | 19,620 | |
| Richard Perque (D) | 30.5 | 10,238 | ||
 | Taetrece Harrison (D) | 10.9 | 3,664 | |
| Total votes: 33,522 | |||
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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.[3]
The district courts select chief judges by peer vote (with term lengths that vary by individual court).[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3][4]
- 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)
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidate - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Taetrece Harrison for Family Court Judge, "About," archived September 18, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
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
