Tim Kelley
Tim Kelley (Republican Party) was a judge for Section 3, Division F of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. He assumed office in 1997. He left office on January 2, 2023.
Kelley (Republican Party) won re-election for the Section 3, Division F judge of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court outright in the primary on November 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, 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. Tim Kelley (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Kelley ran for re-election to the 19th Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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2012
Kelley ran for the seat of retiring Chief Justice Catherine Kimball on the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was defeated on November 6, 2012, after receiving 3.1% of the vote.[2][3]
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2012
Endorsements
- Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish[4]
2010
Kelley ran for a seat on the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, 2nd District. He was defeated by Toni M. Higginbotham, receiving only 45% of the vote.[5][6]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tim Kelley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Kelley received his B.S. in civil engineering from Cornell University in 1976 and his J.D. from the Louisiana State University, Paul M. Herbert Law Center in 1983.[7]
Career
Kelley began his career working for a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court before joining the law firm of Phelps Dunbar, where he worked for 12 years. He then teamed up with David L. Guerry to open their own firm, where he worked until his judicial election in 1996.[8]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Database," 2012 Scroll to 5th Supreme Court District 1
- ↑ Capital Republican, "GOP Endorses Higginbotham, Kelley for Supreme Court, McDonald for Court of Appeal," September 24, 2012
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Election Results, MultiParish," October 2, 2010
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidates for 10/2 Election," 2010
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Tim Kelley," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ YouTube, "Judge Tim Kelley, 19th Judicial District," accessed December 16, 2014
Federal courts:
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State resources:
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