Sharon Marchman
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Sharon Marchman is a judge of the Louisiana 4th Judicial District Court. She assumed office in 2000.
Marchman (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District. She lost in the primary on November 6, 2018.
Marchman is the juvenile/drug court judge for the 4th Judicial District, Division B in Louisiana (Ouachita and Morehouse Parishes).[1] She has served in this position since 2000.[2][3] She was re-elected in 2014 for a term beginning on January 1, 2015, and expiring on December 31, 2020.[4][5]
Marchman was a candidate for the Section 2A seat on the First District of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. The general election took place on October 14, 2017. Although her current judgeship is officially nonpartisan, Marchman filed to run as a Republican candidate. Marchman was defeated in the election by James M. Stephens.
Elections
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
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District
Incumbent James M. Stephens won election outright against Sharon Marchman in the primary for Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James M. Stephens (Independent) | 59.2 | 33,683 | |
| Sharon Marchman (R) | 40.8 | 23,258 | ||
| Total votes: 56,941 | ||||
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2017
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2017
James M. Stephens (Independent) defeated Sharon Marchman (R) in the general election for Section 2A on the First District of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal.[6]
| Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, First District, Section 2A General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent |  James M. Stephens |
51.55% | 9,438 | |
| Republican | Sharon Marchman | 48.45% | 8,870 | |
| Total Votes | 18,308 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed November 28, 2017 | ||||
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Marchman ran for re-election to the 4th Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Education
Marchman received her B.S. and J.D. degrees from Louisiana State University in 1982 and 1985, respectively.[7]
Career
- 2000-2020: Judge, 4th Judicial District
- 1987-2000: Attorney in private practice
- 1985-1987: Law clerk, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal[7]
Recent news
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See also
- Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
- Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
- Louisiana District Courts
- Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2018
- Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 4th Judicial District Court, "Family Court," accessed December 10, 2014
- ↑ Concordia Sentinel, "Judge Sharon Marchman assigned Lipsey case...Harrison rescues self...developing," November 1, 2007
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Parish Elected Officials: Ouachita," accessed December 10, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, “Judicial selection in Louisiana,” accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, accessed July 17, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Louisiana Supreme Court, "2010 Press Releases," November 4, 2010
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