Melanie Newkome Jones

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Melanie Newkome Jones

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

December 5, 2020

Education

Law

LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center

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Melanie Newkome Jones (Democratic Party) ran for election for the 2nd District judge of the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. She lost in the general election on December 5, 2020.

Newkome Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Jones was born on August 8, 1963, and has lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana since the age of five. She earned a J.D. from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center.

Elections

2020

See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

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.

General election

General election for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District

Christopher Hester defeated Melanie Newkome Jones in the general election for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on December 5, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Christopher Hester (R)	52.5	51,643
		Melanie Newkome Jones (D)	47.5	46,752

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 98,395
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District

Melanie Newkome Jones and Christopher Hester defeated Johanna Landreneau in the primary for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melanie Newkome Jones (D)	46.0	77,349
✔	Submit photo	Christopher Hester (R)	35.5	59,679
		Johanna Landreneau (R)	18.5	31,126

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 168,154
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Toni M. Higginbotham (R)

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Melanie Newkome Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Newkome Jones' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Melanie is a certified civil and family mediator and was the first director of the First Circuit Court of Appeal Pilot Mediation Program. In 2012, she received the Pro Bono Publico Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association for her services for indigent litigants through the Baton Rouge Bar Association. She is a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, having graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School, LSU and the LSU Law Center.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Experienced
• Fair
• Trusted

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Melanie has many years of courtroom experience involving both bench and jury trials and weekly summary proceedings. She has practiced extensively in East Baton Rouge Parish and the surrounding parishes. She also has extensive appellate practice in the First Circuit Court of Appeal and Louisiana Supreme Court. She is knowledgeable, conscientious and experienced, a lawyer we can all be proud to place on the bench!

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