Hunter Greene

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Hunter Greene
Image of Hunter Greene
Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2032

Years in position

2

Prior offices
East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 3 Division D

Compensation

Base salary

$182,007

Elections and appointments
Last elected

December 10, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Law

Southern University Law Center

Contact

Hunter Greene (Republican Party) is a judge for the 2nd District of the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2032.

Greene (Republican Party) ran for election for the 2nd District judge of the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. He won in the general election on December 10, 2022.

Greene is also a former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 66 from 2005, when he won a special election in April, to 2014. Greene resigned on December 31, 2014, after being elected as a family court judge.[1]

Education

Greene earned his B.S. in accounting from Louisiana State University and his J.D. from the Southern University Law Center.[2][1]

Career

Greene worked as an attorney early in his career. From 2005 through 2014, he represented District 66 as a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[2][1]

Committee assignments

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Greene served on the following committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Greene served on the following committees:

Elections

2022

See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2022


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

Hunter Greene defeated Donald Johnson in the general election for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on December 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Hunter Greene
Hunter Greene (R)
 
54.4
 
30,269
Donald Johnson (D)
 
45.6
 
25,376

Total votes: 55,645
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Nonpartisan primary election

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

Donald Johnson and Hunter Greene defeated Beau Higginbotham in the primary for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Donald Johnson (D)
 
42.7
 
51,129
Image of Hunter Greene
Hunter Greene (R)
 
33.3
 
39,936
Image of Beau Higginbotham
Beau Higginbotham (R)
 
24.0
 
28,753

Total votes: 119,818
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2020

See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (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.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 3 Division D

Incumbent Hunter Greene won election outright against Kathy Reznik Benoit in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 3 Division D on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Hunter Greene
Hunter Greene (R)
 
64.9
 
41,617
Image of Kathy Reznik Benoit
Kathy Reznik Benoit (R) Candidate Connection
 
35.1
 
22,518

Total votes: 64,135
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2014

On November 4, 2014, Greene ran for a seat on the Louisiana Family Courts and won in the primary election against incumbent Annette Lassalle receiving 67.7 percent of the vote.[2][3][4]

2011

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2011

On October 22, 2011, Greene won re-election to District 61 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He ran unopposed in the October 22 primary election, assuring his re-election.

2010

See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2011

Greene was defeated by Charlene Charlet Day on April 2, 2011, for a seat on the Family Court bench in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Greene received only 49 percent of the vote.[5]

2007

In 2007, Greene was re-elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He ran unopposed.[6]

Louisiana House of Representatives General Election, District 66 (2007)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Hunter Greene (R) N/A

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Hunter Greene campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd DistrictWon general$363,172 $356,094
Grand total$363,172 $356,094
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Awards and associations

Greene has been a member of the Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation.[7]

See also


External links

Footnotes