Beauregard Parish, Louisiana (Judicial)

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Beauregard Parish is located within the Third Circuit Court of Appeal.

The people of Beauregard Parish are served by the 36th Judicial District, justice courts and mayor's courts.

The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has jurisdiction in Beauregard Parish. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

# Judges[edit]

Beauregard Parish, Louisiana

## District Court[edit]

### 36th Judicial District, Louisiana

* Martha Ann O'Neal (Chief judge)
* Kerry Anderson[1][2]

## Justice of the Peace Courts[edit]

### Beauregard Parish Justice Court, Louisiana

* Ward 1: Allen Ray Brown
* Ward 2: Eva M. Stark
* Ward 4: Clyde H. Dennis
* Ward 5: Ruthie Huckaby[3]

## See also[edit]

* Louisiana parishes
* Courts in Louisiana

## External links[edit]

* Louisiana District Judges Association, "36th Judicial District"

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Elected Officials" (Select "By Parish" and "Beauregard")
2. ↑ Louisiana District Judges Association, "36th Judicial District"
3. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Elected Officials," accessed March 30, 2015 (Select "By Parish" and scroll to parish name)

Louisiana courts

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Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana

State courts:

Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts

State resources:

Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana

Louisiana courts

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Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana

State courts:

Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts

State resources:

Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana

# Elections[edit]

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.

* Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2025
* Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2024
* Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2023
* Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2022
* Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2021
* Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2020
* Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2019
* Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2018
* Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2017
* Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2016
* Louisiana judicial elections, 2015
* Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
* Louisiana judicial elections, 2013
* Louisiana judicial elections, 2012
* Louisiana judicial elections, 2011
* Louisiana judicial elections, 2010

## Election rules[edit]

### Primary election[edit]

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.[1]

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[edit]

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.[1]

### General election[edit]

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.[1]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "How are Candidates Elected?" accessed May 1, 2014