Cade Cole

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Cade R. Cole is an attorney and judge in Louisiana. He is a Justice-Elect of the Louisiana Supreme Court.

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Education

Cole received his J.D. from Tulane School of Law. [1] [2] At Tulane Law School, he received the award for highest performance in Obligations II, Income Tax, Public Utility law and Energy Regulation. [3] After law school, Cole served as a Law Clerk to Justice Jeannette Knoll of the Louisiana Supreme Court before entering private practice in Lake Charles, Louisiana. [1]  

Cole is Louisiana's only judge with statewide jurisdiction as Louisiana's tax judge. He has served on the DeQuincy Municipal Court and was the City Attorney for Sulphur, Vinton, and DeQuincy. [1] [4] He was also a prosecutor and an Assistant District Attorney in the Louisiana 38th and 14th Judicial Districts. [1]

Cole also served as Special Master to expedite the resolution of Hurricane related suits in 16 Louisiana Parishes and in the United States District Court for Western Louisiana. [5] [6] [7]   He also served as a member of the vetting committee for federal judicial appointments in Louisiana during the term of President Donald Trump. [1] He chaired the federal court's Magistrate Judge Selection Committee in 2023. [1]

It was reported by The Advocate that Cole is “the early favorite” to succeed Justice James T. Genovese on the Louisiana Supreme Court. [8] [4] He was endorsed by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill who stated that Cole is "smart and hard-working, and he has the character and integrity we expect from members of our state’s highest court." [8]

Cole was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court on January 29, 2025, when no other candidates qualified to run against him. [9] [10]

Memberships and awards

Cole is a member of the Florida and Louisiana bars. [2] He previously served as Louisiana State College Republican Chair and as a member of the Federalist Society. [8] He is a past member of the Louisiana Baptist Convention’s Committee on Moral and Social Concerns and was appointed to the Louisiana Service Commission by Governor Mike Foster. [1]

Cole received the 2013 President's Award for Outstanding Service to the Southwest Louisiana Bar Association for work to stabilize indigent defense funding. [3]

Cole has served the Louisiana State Bar Association as Tax Section Chair, House of Delegates Member, and Member of the CLE Programming Committee. [3] He previously served as Chairman of the Tax Law Advisory Commission for the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. [1]

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  2. 1 2 "Lawyer Directory – The Florida Bar" . Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Louisiana State Court of Tax Appeals :: Members". labta.la.gov. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Bridges, Tyler (July 3, 2024). "A college president here, a Supreme Court justice there: Jeff Landry is making moves". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Case Management Order Regarding Certain Property Damage Suits Arising from Hurricane Ida" (PDF). December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Jackson v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 22-cv-4450 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ Paterson, Blake (April 30, 2022). "A court ordered an insurer to pay a penalty for slow-walking a policyholder. Are there more to come?". The Advocate. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 Bridges, Tyler (July 2, 2024). "Jeff Landry backs this candidate to be next president of Northwestern State". The Advocate. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Amanda (January 31, 2025). "New La. Supreme Court justice, Calcasieu judges elected". www.kplctv.com. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cade Cole becomes Louisiana's newest Supreme Court justice without opposition". Yahoo News. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
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