Louisiana Supreme Court elections, 2024
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The term of one Louisiana Supreme Court justice will expire on December 31, 2024. The one seat is up for partisan election on December 7, 2024. The primary was November 5, 2024. The filing deadline was July 19, 2024.
With a total of seven justices on the Louisiana Supreme Court, one justice ran for re-election without opposition. As of April 2024, there were five Republican and two Democratic judges on the court.[1] Redistricting in Louisiana could alter the districts of the Supreme Court with a bill pending the signature of the governor following the passage in the Louisiana State Legislature in April 2024.[2][3]
Judges with expiring terms
- This is a list of the justices who must stand for partisan election in 2024 in order to remain on the bench. Justices may choose not to stand for election. The list is subject to change if justices retire or are appointed.
Candidates and results
2nd District
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. John Guidry (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marcus Hunter (D)
- Leslie Chambers (D)
Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Louisiana
About the Louisiana Supreme Court
- See also: Louisiana Supreme Court
The Louisiana Supreme Court is the highest court in Louisiana. There are seven justices on the court, each elected to ten-year terms. They compete in partisan elections.
Political composition
This is the political composition of the supreme court heading into the 2024 election.
| ■ Scott Crichton | Elected in 2014 | |
| ■ James Genovese | Elected in 2016 | |
| ■ William J. Crain | Elected in 2019 | |
| ■ Jefferson Hughes | Elected in 2012 and 2018 | |
| ■ Jay B. McCallum | Elected in 2020 | |
| ■ John L. Weimer | Elected in 2001, 2002, 2012, and 2022 | |
| ■ Piper Griffin | Elected in 2020 |
Selection
- See also: Partisan election of judges
There are seven justices on the Louisiana Supreme Court, each elected to 10-year terms. They must face re-election if they wish to serve again.[4] Per Article V of the Louisiana Constitution, midterm vacancies are to be temporarily filled by the remaining members of the supreme court. Within one year of the opening, a special election (called by the governor, preferably on the date of a preexisting gubernatorial or congressional election) is to be held. If the supreme court has appointed a successor, that appointee may not run for the seat in the special election.[4][5] The justice elected at the special election will serve the remainder of the unexpired term.[6]
Unlike most states, supreme court justices in Louisiana are elected to represent specific districts. The seven justices are divided evenly among seven supreme court districts (not to be confused with the 42 divisions of the district courts) and are voted into office by the residents of their respective regions.[7] Only the states of Illinois, Kentucky, and Mississippi use a similar system.
Qualifications
To serve on this court, justices must be:
- licensed to practice law in the state for at least ten years;
- residents of the district they seek to represent for at least one year;
- under the age of 70 at the time of election (justices who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires)[4][8]
Selection of the chief justice
The chief justice is the justice on the court with the most seniority. When he or she retires, the justice with the next most seniority becomes chief justice.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Bolts, "Your State-by-State Guide to the 2024 Supreme Court Elections," accessed April 29, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Legislature, "SLS 24RS-414," accessed April 29, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Illuminator, "Power struggle shelves new Louisiana Supreme Court districts in Legislature," February 27, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Louisiana; Selection of Judges," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "Henry Julien v. The Honorable W. Fox McKeithan," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes "RS 13:101.1," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "Maps of Judicial Districts," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Lawmakers fail to pass amendment eliminating mandatory retirement age of judges," June 3, 2013
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