Judicial elections will be held in the state of Louisiana to select several state and local judges in 2025. Judicial elections in the state are partisan. [1]
Judicial elections will be held in the state of Louisiana to select several state and local judges in 2025. Judicial elections in the state are partisan. [1]
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An election to fill the third seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court will be held on May 3, 2025, with a primary scheduled for March 29, 2025. If a candidate receives a majority of the vote in the primary, no general election will be held. The 3rd district was vacated by Republican James Genovese on August 4, 2024, after being selected to become president of the Northwestern State University. [2] Genovese was elected in 2016 with 50.91 percent of the vote in a two-way race against fellow Republican Marilyn Castle. [3]
Prior to the election, the Louisiana Supreme Court consisted of three Republicans, two Democrats, one without a party affiliation, and one vacancy. [4] Supreme Court justices serve 10-year terms.
Only one candidate, Republican Cade Cole, qualified for the ballot before the filing deadline, and won the seat by default. [5]
| Party | Candidate | Primary Mar 29, 2025 | General May 3, 2025 | |||
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| Republican | Cade Cole | Unopposed | Not held | |||
| Republican hold | ||||||
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An election to fill the second district, subdistrict two, division D seat in the first circuit of the Louisiana Court of Appeals will be held on May 3, 2025, with a primary scheduled for March 29, 2025. The district is located entirely within East Baton Rouge Parish. If a candidate receives a majority of the vote in the primary, no general election will be held. The seat was vacated by Democrat John Guidry on December 31, 2024, after being elected Justice of the Supreme Court from the 2nd District. [6] Guidry won this appeals court seat in 2020 unopposed.
Appeals judges serve 10-year terms.
Only one candidate, Democrat Wilson E. Fields, qualified for the ballot before the filing deadline, and won the seat by default. Fields, chief judge of the 19th Judicial District Court, is the brother of U.S. representative Cleo Fields. [7]
| Party | Candidate | Primary Mar 29, 2025 | General May 3, 2025 | |||
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| Democratic | Wilson E. Fields | Unopposed | Not held | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||||
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