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23rd Judicial District, Louisiana

The 23rd Judicial District covers the parishes of Ascension, Assumption and St. James. It is one of Louisiana's 42 judicial districts.[1]

The courthouses are located in Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Convent and Napoleonville. The judges rotate between parishes, each parish with its own respective clerks and sheriffs.[1]

The court handles civil, family, divorce and criminal cases.[1]

Judges

Former judges


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State profile

Demographic data for Louisiana
 LouisianaU.S.
Total population:4,668,960316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):43,2043,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:62.8%73.6%
Black/African American:32.1%12.6%
Asian:1.7%5.1%
Native American:0.6%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:1.8%3%
Hispanic/Latino:4.7%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:83.4%86.7%
College graduation rate:22.5%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$45,047$53,889
Persons below poverty level:23.3%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Louisiana.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Louisiana

Louisiana voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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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.

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

There are 217 judges on the Louisiana District Courts, each elected to six-year terms. They must face re-election if they wish to serve again.[3]

The district courts select chief judges by peer vote (with term lengths that vary by individual court).[3]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3][4]

  • licensed to practice law in the state for at least eight years;
  • a resident of the district represented for at least one year; and
  • under the age of 70 at the time of election (judges who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires)

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.[5]

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.[5]

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.[5]

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