Arthur L. Hunter, Jr.
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Arthur L. Hunter Jr.
Prior offices
Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section K
Elections and appointments
Arthur L. Hunter Jr. was a judge for Section K of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in Louisiana. He assumed office in 1997. He left office in 2020.
Hunter (Democratic Party) ran for election for Orleans Parish District Attorney in Louisiana. He lost in the primary on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2020)
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.
General election
Nonpartisan primary election
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Hunter, Jr. ran for re-election to the Orleans Parish Criminal Court.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Career
Prior to his election to the district court in 1996, Hunter worked as a police officer.[3]
Noteworthy events
Judicial expenses under scrutiny
In October 2014, a number New Orleans criminal district judges came under scrutiny for expenses they incurred while in office. In total, the judges reportedly spent $75,000 over a course of 18 months in travel and legal education expenses. According to an article in The Times-Picayune, Judges Frank A. Marullo, Jr. and Arthur L. Hunter, Jr. incurred the greatest amount. Hunter billed the court $15,347 from a total of 10 trips, which included trips to resorts in Florida and conferences in Denver and San Antonio. Marullo acquired a $11,074 bill for a conference he attended at a resort in Panama.[4]
Though the amount of billable expenses face criticism, judges in Louisiana are permitted an annual $15,000 travel allowance related to conferences, seminars, and conventions undertaken in furtherance of legal education.[5]
A detailed list of the expenses can be found here.
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Orleans Parish Criminal District Court
- Save America Foundation, "Judge Hunter"
- NOLA.com: The Times-Picayune, "Judge Arthur Hunter's daily commute from Baton Rouge to New Orleans has cost public $21,000," August 26, 2008
- New York Times, "Judge Steps In for Poor Inmates Without Justice," May 23, 2006
- NOLA.com, "New Orleans public paid $75,000 for judges' trips to beach resorts, mountain lodge, more," October 8, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "New Orleans Judge Arthur Hunter to be reelected as only opponent drops out," September 3, 2014
- ↑ USA Today, "New Orleans judge may free dozens," April 2, 2007
- ↑ NOLA.com, "New Orleans public paid $75,000 for judges' trips to beach resorts, mountain lodge, more," October 8, 2014
- ↑ Criminal District Court, Parish of New Orleans, "Letter to NOLA.com/Times Picayune," September 9, 2014
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