East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (Judicial)

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East Baton Rouge Parish is located within the First Circuit Court of Appeal.

The people of East Baton Rouge Parish are served by the 19th Judicial District, three city courts (Baker City Court, Baton Rouge City Court and Zachary City Court), a juvenile court, a family court and six justice of the peace courts.

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana has jurisdiction in East Baton Rouge Parish. Appeals from the Middle District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

Judges

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

District Court

19th Judicial District, Louisiana

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Office Name
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division B Donald Johnson
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division D William Jorden
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division J Colette Greggs
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division K Eboni Johnson-Rose
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division O Wilson Fields
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division A Tarvald Smith
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division G Gail Horne Ray
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division L Ronald Johnson
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division M Tiffany Foxworth
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division N Richard Moore III
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division C Beau Higginbotham
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division E Brad Myers
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division F Louise Hines Myers
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division H Fred Crifasi
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division I Kelly Balfour


Justice of the Peace Courts

East Baton Rouge Parish Justice Court, Louisiana

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Juvenile Court

East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court, Louisiana

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Family Court

Louisiana Family Court

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City Court

Baton Rouge City Court, Louisiana

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Louisiana courts

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

Louisiana courts

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

Elections

See also: Louisiana judicial elections

Louisiana is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Louisiana, click here.

Election rules

Primary election

Judges compete in a primary election against candidates of all parties. If no candidate receives over 50 percent of the vote (a "majority vote"), the top two candidates run against each other in the general election. If a candidate does receive a majority vote in the primary, he or she is declared elected as an unopposed candidate and will not be listed on the general election ballot.[1]

In even-numbered years, Louisiana's primary elections are held in November during the general elections of other states.

For two or more open seats

In the event that candidates are competing for more than one open seat on a court, the majority vote is decided by "dividing the total votes cast for all of the candidates by the number of offices to be filled [and] dividing the result so obtained by two," according to the Secretary of State website. The SOS goes on to give the following example:

1,040 total votes cast ÷ 3 offices to be filled ＝ 346.6
346.6 ÷ 2 ＝ 173.3

In the above example, 174 votes are necessary to win for each of the 3 offices.[1]

General election

A general election is won by obtaining the highest number of votes. In the case of races with two or more open seats, the two or more candidates with the highest votes are declared the winners. If there is a tie, an additional election will be scheduled for the third Saturday after the announcement of the election results.[1]


  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "How are Candidates Elected?" accessed May 1, 2014
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