Toni M. Higginbotham
Toni M. Higginbotham (Republican Party) was a judge for the 2nd District of the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. She assumed office on January 1, 2011. She left office on December 31, 2020.
Higginbotham (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the 2nd District judge of the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. She did not appear on the ballot for the primary on November 3, 2020.
Education
Higginbotham received her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and her J.D. from Southern University Law Center. [1]
Career
- 2011 - 2020: Judge, Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal
- 1996-2010: Judge, East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court
- 1995-1996: Counsel, Police Jury Association of Louisiana
- 1992-1995: Vice president, Louisiana Housing Finance Agency
- 1985-1992: Attorney, private practice[1]
Associations
- Secretary, American Judges Association
- Pro Bono Committee, Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Vice President, Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judge
- Executive Committee, Louisiana District Judges Association
- Chair, Family Law Section
- Co-Chairman, Family Law Best Practices Committee
- Chair, Louisiana Family Court Rules Committee[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 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.
General election
General election for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District
Christopher Hester defeated Melanie Newkome Jones in the general election for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on December 5, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Hester (R) | 52.5 | 51,643 | |
 | Melanie Newkome Jones (D)  | 47.5 | 46,752 | |
| Total votes: 98,395 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District
Melanie Newkome Jones and Christopher Hester defeated Johanna Landreneau in the primary for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melanie Newkome Jones (D) | 46.0 | 77,349 |
| ✔ | Christopher Hester (R) | 35.5 | 59,679 | |
 | Johanna Landreneau (R) | 18.5 | 31,126 | |
| Total votes: 168,154 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2012
Higginbotham ran for the seat of retiring Chief Justice Catherine Kimball on the Louisiana Supreme Court. She was defeated on November 6, 2012 after receiving 10.8% of the vote.[2][3][4]
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2012
Endorsements
- Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish[5]
2010
Higginbotham defeated Tim Kelley in the election, receiving 55% of the vote.[6][7]
- Main article: Louisiana judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Toni M. Higginbotham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Judge Toni Higginbotham for Supreme Court Facebook page
- Child Support & the Court, The Hon. Toni Higginbotham
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Child Support & the Court, The Hon. Toni Higginbotham
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State: Unofficial Election Results 11/6/2012
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Candidate Database Scroll to 5th Supreme Court District 1
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State: 2012 Election Dates (dead link)
- ↑ Capital Republican, "GOP Endorses Higginbotham, Kelley for Supreme Court, McDonald for Court of Appeal," September 24, 2012
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, October 2, 2010 Election Results, MultiParish
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Candidates for 10/2 Election
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