Madeline Jasmine
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Madeline Jasmine is the chief judge of the 40th Judicial District in Louisiana. She serves in Division A and was first elected to this position on December 8, 1990.[1][2] She was re-elected in 2014 for a term beginning on January 1, 2015, and expiring on December 31, 2020.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Jasmine ran for re-election to the 40th Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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2011
Jasmine ran for the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Division A in the October 22 election. She was defeated by Robert A. Chaisson, receiving only 27.2% of the vote.[5][6]
2010
- Main article: Louisiana judicial elections, 2010
Jasmine intended to run for judge on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeal, 2nd District, Division A. She was disqualified after a lawsuit filed against her proved that she did not live in the district she wanted to represent.
Residency lawsuit
Two individuals challenged Jasmine's ability to run for the court, saying that her candidacy filing claims she lives in a city not in District 2. A hearing on the lawsuit occurred on July 15, 2010, in the 23rd Judicial District Court.[7]
On July 16, 2010, Judge Jane Triche-Milazzo ruled that Jasmine is ineligible to run for the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, District 2 seat, since Jasmine lives in the town of Edgard, which is not in that district.[8]
Jasmine appeals decision
Madeline Jasmine decided to appeal the earlier ruling, contending that no where does it state a candidate must live in the specific voting district she would represent, only the same circuit as the court. The case was heard by the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal on July 21, 2010.[9]
On July 22, the appellate court ruled that Jasmine does not qualify for the ballot because she lives in a district other than the one she wishes to serve.[10]
The Louisiana Supreme Court refused to review the case decided by the appellate court.[11]
Education
Jasmine received her B.A. from Dillard University and her J.D. degree from Loyola University - New Orleans. She was admitted to the bar in 1978.[12]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," December 8, 1990
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Elected Officials," accessed December 11, 2014 (Select "By Parish" and "ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST")
- ↑ 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, "2011 Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Database," 2011 Scroll to October 22 candidates
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Lawsuit disputes eligibility for 5th Circuit Court of Appeal ballot," July 15, 2010
- ↑ NOLA.com, "St. John Judge Madeline Jasmine not eligible to run for 5th Circuit, judge rules," July 16, 2010
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Appeals court hears residency challenge involving St. John Judge Madeline Jasmine," July 21, 2010
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Appeals court affirms St. John Judge Madeline Jasmine not eligible to run for 5th Circuit," July 22, 2010
- ↑ KLFY.com, "La. Supreme Court won't hear candidate's appeal," July 27, 2010
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Madeline Jasmine," accessed December 11, 2014
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