William J. Knight
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William J. "Rusty" Knight is the Division J judge of the 22nd Judicial District in Louisiana. He was elected to this position on October 5, 2002, and took office the following January.[1][2][3] He was re-elected in 2014 for a term beginning on January 1, 2015, and expiring on December 31, 2020.[4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Knight ran for re-election to the 22nd Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Education
Knight received his B.A. from Northeast Louisiana University in 1973 and his J.D. from Louisiana State University in 1976.[2]
Career
Knight began his career in 1976, working as an associate for the law firm of Hudson, Potts, and Bernstein in Monroe, Louisiana. He then worked as an assistant district attorney (22nd Judicial District) from 1979 to 1985 and as a private practice lawyer, primarily under the title Law Office of William J. Knight, from 1979 to 2002. He was then elected to the district court in 2002.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," October 5, 2002
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 22nd Judicial District Court, "Hon. William Knight," accessed December 15, 2020
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Elected Officials," accessed December 9, 2014 (Scroll down to "District Judge…")
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, “Judicial selection in Louisiana,” accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
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