William Morvant
William Morvant (Republican Party) was a judge for Section 3, Division E of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 1997. He left office in 2021.
Morvant (Republican Party) won re-election for the Section 3, Division E judge of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court outright in the primary on November 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Morvant retired from the bench at the end of 2021.[1]
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. William Morvant (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Morvant 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
Morvant ran for the seat of retiring Chief Justice Catherine Kimball on the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was defeated on November 6, 2012, after receiving 10.7% of the vote.[3][4]
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2012
Endorsements
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
- Associated Builders and Contractors
- Louisiana Manufacturers Political Action Committee[5]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
William Morvant did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Morvant received his B.S. from Spring Hill College and his J.D. from Louisiana State University prior to being admitted to the bar in 1985.[6]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Morvant was an attorney, then partner, with the firm Shows, Cohn & Cali.[7]
Awards and associations
- 2011: Presidents' Award, State Bar Convention
- 2002: Leadership Award, Louisiana Association of Drug Court Professionals[7]
Approach to the law
On his Supreme Court campaign website, it is said of Morvant,
| “ | Judge Morvant's most important trait? The ability to be fair and impartial on all cases that come before him without regard to the party's counsel or other extraneous issues. Some lawyers call him conservative; none have said he is not fair.[7][8] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. News, "Baton Rouge Judge William Morvant Retiring After 25 Years," November 24, 2021
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The Advocate, "Eight vie for Supreme Court District 5 seat," October 22, 2012
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: William A. Morvant," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Morvant for Supreme Court campaign website, "Meet Bill Morvant," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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