John Molaison Jr.
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John J. Molaison Jr.
Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District
Tenure
2019 - Present
Term ends
2032
Years in position
6
Predecessor
Prior offices
Louisiana 24th Judicial District Court
Compensation
Elections and appointments
Education
Contact
John J. Molaison Jr. (Republican Party) is a judge for the 1st District of the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2032.
Molaison (Republican Party) won re-election for the 1st District judge of the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal outright in the primary on November 8, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Molaison was a judge of the 24th Judicial District in Louisiana from 2007 to 2018. He presided over Division E. He served as chief judge from 2011 to 2018.[1][2][3]
Education
Molaison received his undergraduate degree from Loyola University New Orleans in 1983 and his J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1986.[4]
Career
- 2018-present: Judge, Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal
- 2007-2018: Judge, 24th Judicial District, Louisiana
- 2005-2007: Partner, John Molaison, Jr. & Associates
- 1988-2005: Partner, Molaison & LeBlanc
- 1984-2007: Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office
Elections
2022
See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
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 J. Molaison Jr. (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2018
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
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Molaison, Jr. ran for re-election to the 24th Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John J. Molaison Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Times-Picayune, "Judge Moliason becomes chief of the 24th Judicial District Court bench," January 7, 2011
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlinkedin - ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Elected Officials," accessed December 9, 2014 (Scroll down to "District Judge…")
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "Press release," April 3, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
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