Bonnie Jackson (Louisiana)

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Bonnie Jackson

Prior offices

Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division K

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Education

Law

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1978

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Bonnie Jackson was a judge for Section 1, Division K of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. She left office on December 31, 2020.

Jackson ran for re-election to the court in 2014, winning another six-year term that expires at the end of 2020.

Elections

2014

See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Jackson ran for re-election to the 19th Judicial District.
Primary: She was elected in the primary on November 4, 2014, receiving 60.8 percent of the vote. She competed against Nina S. Hunter and Tiffany Foxworth.

Education

Jackson earned her J.D. from the Louisiana State University Law Center in 1978, one of five African American students to graduate from the law school that year.

Career

Before serving as a judge, Jackson worked for the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Defender's Office for 14 years. While there she became the assistant director, a position she held until the launch of her judgeship campaign.

Awards and associations

Awards

• 2012: Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, LSU Law Center

See also

• East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
• Louisiana District Courts

External links

• Re-elect Judge Bonnie Jackson campaign website

Footnotes

Louisiana courts

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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