John Guidry
2025 - Present
2034
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John Guidry (Democratic Party) is a judge for the 2nd District of the Louisiana Supreme Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on December 31, 2034.
Guidry (Democratic Party) won election for the 2nd District judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court outright in the primary on November 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
John Guidry is a 1983 graduate of Louisiana State University and a 1987 cum laude graduate of the Southern University Law Center. Guidry formerly served as a legislative assistant to the Honorable Joseph A. Delpit. He also served as the assistant clerk of the Louisiana House of Representatives and an assistant parish attorney.[1]
Judge Guidry was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1991 and to the State Senate in 1993 as senator for District 14. He was first elected to be a judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeals in October 1997.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Louisiana Supreme Court elections, 2024
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
The primary election was canceled. John Guidry (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marcus Hunter (D)
- Leslie Chambers (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Guidry in this election.
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. John Guidry (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2012
Guidry ran for the seat of retiring Chief Justice Catherine Kimball on the Louisiana Supreme Court but was defeated by Jefferson Hughes in the December 8, 2012, runoff election. Guidry received 47.2% of the vote. Guidry previously received 27.5% of the vote in the eight-way general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3][3][4][5][6]
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2012
Endorsements
- Louisiana Democratic Party[7]
2010
Guidry defeated Wilson Fields in the October election, receiving 59% of the vote.[8][1]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Guidry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Guidry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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State supreme court judicial selection in Louisiana
- See also: Judicial selection in Louisiana
The seven justices on the Louisiana Supreme Court are selected through partisan elections. Justices are elected to 10-year terms, and must face re-election if they wish to serve again.[9]
Unlike most states, supreme court justices in Louisiana are elected to represent specific districts. The seven justices are divided evenly among seven supreme court districts (not to be confused with the 42 divisions of the district courts) and are voted into office by the residents of their respective regions.[10] Only the states of Illinois, Kentucky, and Mississippi use a similar system.
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- licensed to practice law in the state for at least ten years;
- a resident of the district representing for at least one year;
- under the age of 70 at the time of election (judges who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires)[9][11]
Chief justice
The chief justice is the justice on the court with the most seniority. When he or she retires, the justice with the next most seniority becomes chief justice.[9]
Vacancies
Per Article V of the Louisiana Constitution, midterm vacancies are to be temporarily filled by the remaining members of the supreme court. Within one year of the opening, a special election (called by the governor, preferably on the date of a preexisting gubernatorial or congressional election) is to be held. If the supreme court has appointed a successor, that appointee may not run for the seat in the special election.[9][12] The justice elected at the special election will serve the remainder of the unexpired term.[13][14]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana Judiciary, "John Michael Guidry," accessed October 3, 2024 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The Advocate, "Hughes beats Guidry for Supreme Court," December 9, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Louisiana Secretary of State: Unofficial Election Results for 12/8/2012 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "election" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The Advertiser, "Election roundup," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Candidate Database Scroll to 5th Supreme Court District 1
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State: 2012 Election Dates (dead link)
- ↑ Louisiana Democrats, "Louisiana Democratic Party Endorses Candidates in November 6th Election," October 8, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "October 2, 2010 Election Results, MultiParish," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Louisiana; Selection of Judges," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "Maps of Judicial Districts," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Lawmakers fail to pass amendment eliminating mandatory retirement age of judges," archived March 9, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "Henry Julien v. The Honorable W. Fox McKeithan," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes "RS 13:101.1," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ Leagle, "Marcelle v. DeCuir," September 21, 1995
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
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State resources:
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