James M. Stephens
2018 - Present
2028
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James M. Stephens (independent) (also known as Jimbo) is a judge of the Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District. He assumed office on January 1, 2018. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Stephens (independent) won re-election for judge of the Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District outright in the primary on November 6, 2018, after the general election was canceled.
Stephens was elected on October 14, 2017.[1]
Stephens was previously the chief judge of the 5th Judicial District in Louisiana. He served on this court from December 3, 2007 to 2017.[2][3] He was re-elected in 2014.[4][5]
Education
Stephens earned a bachelor's degree from the Louisiana State University and his J.D. from the Louisiana State University Law Center in 1982.[6][1][7]
Career
Stephens worked as a lawyer in the 5th District for 24 years before becoming a judge of the district court in 2007.[8]
Awards and associations
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- National Rifle Association
- AOPA (Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association)
- EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association)
- Northeast LA Wheelin' Sportsmen Sponsor
- Member of Winnsboro Masonic Lodge
- Member of New Hope Masonic Lodge
- Member of Barak Shrine Temple
- Former Board Member of Franklin Parish Tourist Commission[1]
Elections
2018
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
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District
Incumbent James M. Stephens won election outright against Sharon Marchman in the primary for Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James M. Stephens (Independent) | 59.2 | 33,683 |
| Sharon Marchman (R) | 40.8 | 23,258 | ||
| Total votes: 56,941 | |||
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2017
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2017
James M. Stephens (Independent) defeated Sharon Marchman (R) in the general election for Section 2A on the First District of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal.[9]
| Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, First District, Section 2A General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent |  James M. Stephens |
51.55% | 9,438 | |
| Republican | Sharon Marchman | 48.45% | 8,870 | |
| Total Votes | 18,308 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed November 28, 2017 | ||||
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Stephens ran for re-election to the 5th Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
[5]
See also
- Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal
- 5th Judicial District, Louisiana
- Louisiana District Courts
- Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2018
- Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal
External links
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Candidate Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District |
Officeholder Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, State of Louisiana, "Judge James M. "Jimbo" Stephens," accessed June 5, 2018
- ↑ The Franklin Sun, "Stephens takes office," December 4, 2007
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Parish Elected Officials: Franklin," accessed December 9, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ LSU Law Center, "Alumni Relations," February 2009
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with James Stephens," April 1, 2021
- ↑ The Franklin Sun, "'Jimbo' Stephens announces for judge," July 3, 2007
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, accessed July 17, 2017
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