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Regina Bartholomew Woods
Regina Bartholomew Woods (Democratic Party) was a judge for the 1st District of the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal. She assumed office in 2016. She left office on February 4, 2022.
She resigned in February 2022 to work in the private sector.[1]
Woods was previously a judge in the Orleans Parish Judicial District, Louisiana. She was elected to that court in 2011.[2]
Education
Woods earned a B.A. in English, with a minor in political science, from Southern University at New Orleans in 1994. She received her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law, where she ranked in the top 20 percent of the class of 1999. She was admitted to the bar that same year.[3]
Career
After finishing law school, Woods worked as a clerk under Judges Mary Hotard Becnel, Madeline Jasmine, and J. Sterling Snowdy in Louisiana's 40th Judicial District Court. She also served as an attorney for the law firm of Boykin, Ehret & Utley, APLC. Woods also gained experience working as general counsel for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina; as a staff attorney with McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC; as general counsel for the Orleans Parish School Board; and as an attorney in private practice.[3]
Awards and associations
- Member, National Order of Barristers
- Who’s Who Among Students in American Law Schools
- Excellence Award (for her work as a student district attorney with the Clinical Education Program)
- Medal for Excellence in Advocacy, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Hannah and Herman Levy Scholarship, Lupin Foundation
- J. Skelly Wright Chapter Award, Association of Trial Lawyers
Elections
2016
Woods filed to run for a seat on the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal in 2016.[4] She faced Judge Laurie A. White on November 8.
Election results
November 8 primary election
| Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal 2016, First District, Division D, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Regina Bartholomew Woods |
65.45% | 94,436 | |
| Democratic | Laurie A. White | 34.55% | 49,849 | |
| Total Votes (351 of 351 reporting: 100%) | 144,285 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Bartholomew Woods ran for re-election to the Orleans Parish Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
[5]
2011
Woods defeated Ellen Hazeur in the October 22 election for the Orleans Parish Judicial District, winning 63.31 percent of the vote.[6][7]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 4WWL, "Appellate judge in New Orleans retires, to work for Entergy," accessed February 25, 2022
- ↑ Black News.com, "New Orleans' Attorney Regina Bartholomew Announces Her Candidacy For Civil District Court Judge," July 6, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Regina Bartholomew 2014 campaign website, "About Regina," archived January 23, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2011 Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Database," accessed December 9, 2014 (Scroll to October 22 candidates)
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana
State courts:
Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts
State resources:
Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana
