Jewel Welch
Jewel E. "Duke" Welch, Jr. is a judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeal in Louisiana. He was first elected to this position in 2004.[1][2] He was re-elected in 2014 for a term beginning on January 1, 2015, and expiring on December 31, 2024.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Welch ran for re-election to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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2012
Welch ran for the seat of retiring Chief Justice Catherine Kimball on the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was defeated on November 6, 2012, after receiving 11.1% of the vote.[5][6]
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2012
Education
Welch received his B.S. in business management from the University of Maryland in 1977, and his J.D. from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1980. He later earned his master's degree in judicial studies from the University of Nevada-Reno in 2009. He is a Master of Laws candidate at Pepperdine University.[7]
Career
- 2005 - Present: Judge, Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal
- 1995-2004: Judge, 19th Judicial District Court
- 1989-1994: East Baton Rouge Metro Council
- 1985-1994: Prosecutor, Zachary City
- 1980-1994: Attorney in private practice
- 1980-1988: Baker City Council
- 1983-1985: Assistant attorney general
Welch also taught at the LSU Paralegal Program from 1998 to 2004 and has served as an adjunct professor of law at the Southern University Law Center since 1997.[7]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Inductee, Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame
Associations
- East Baton Rouge Planning & Zoning Commission
- Family Road, Inc.
- ALS Association of La. and Ms.
- Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court
- Louisiana Supreme Court Leadership Program[7]
Noteworthy cases
- ALLWASTE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OF LOUISIANA, INC. versus LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION[8]
- JOHN ROTH AND MADELINE ROTH versus AUDUBON INSURANCE COMPANY[9]
- GARY FONTENOT versus RHONDA BREWER NOBLE[10]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "Press Release," October 7, 2004
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Elected Officials," accessed December 19, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, “Judicial selection in Louisiana,” accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Database," accessed December 19, 2014 Scroll to 5th Supreme Court District 1
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Information submitted on Judgepedia's biographical submission form on September 24, 2012
- ↑ Supreme Court of Louisiana, "Opinion, 19th District Judicial Court," accessed December 19, 2014
- ↑ Google Scholar, "Roth v. Audubon Ins. Co., 774 So. 2d 1010 - La: Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit 2000," accessed December 19, 2014
- ↑ Google Scholar, "Fontenot v. Noble, 786 So. 2d 335 - La: Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit 2001," accessed December 19, 2014
