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William Dupont
William C. Dupont is a former chief judge of the 18th Judicial District, Division D in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. He was elected to this position on September 18, 2004.[1][2] Dupont retired from the bench on October 31, 2015.[3]
Education
Dupont received his undergraduate degree from Southeastern Louisiana University and graduated from Loyola University School of Law with a J.D. in 1975.[1]
Career
- 2004-2015: Judge, 18th Judicial District
- 1997-2004: Judge, Plaquemine City Court
- 2001-2002: Judge pro tem, 18th Judicial District
- 1991-1996: Assistant district attorney, 18th Judicial District
- 1985-1990: Judge, Plaquemine City Court
- 1976-1985: City attorney, City of Plaquemine
- 1975-2004: Partner, Dupont, Dupont & Dupont[1]
Elections
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Dupont ran for re-election to the 18th Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
[4]
2012
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2012
Dupont ran for election to the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal. He advanced from the election on November 6, winning 38.51 percent of the vote. Dupont was defeated by Mitch Theriot in a runoff election on December 8, receiving 46.9 percent of the vote.[5][6][7]
See also
External links
- Eighteenth Judicial District Court, "Division D"
- DailyComet.com, "Iberville judge to run for appellate-court judge," June 19, 2012
- Houmatoday.com, "Iberville Parish judge ready to upgrade gavel," October 13, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 18th Judicial District Court Division D, "Court Profile," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," September 18, 2004
- ↑ The Advocate, "Judge Dupont retires from 18th Judicial District seat; nephew running in special election set for March 5," November 4, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Multi-Race Parish Results," December 8, 2012
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2012 Unofficial Election Results: 11/6/2012 Multi-Parish Races," November 6, 2012
- ↑ DailyComet.com, "Lafourge native to run for appellate court judge," June 5, 2012
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