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William Morvant (Republican Party) was a judge for Section 3, Division E of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. He assumed office on January 1, He left office in
Morvant (Republican Party) won re-election for the Section 3, Division E judge of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court outright in the primary on November 3, , after the primary and general election were canceled.
Morvant retired from the bench at the end of [1]
Elections
See also:&#;City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana ()
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.
See full list on ballotpedia.org Subscribe Donate. Morvant said he expects that a special election to fill his unexpired term could be held as early as mid-March. Original content. They are also proud grandparents of four grandchildren.William Morvant (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
See also: Louisiana judicial elections,
Morvant ran for re-election to the 19th Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot. [2]
Morvant ran for the seat of retiring Chief Justice Catherine Kimball on the Louisiana Supreme Court.
He was defeated on November 6, , after receiving % of the vote.[3][4]
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections,
Endorsements
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
- Associated Builders and Contractors
- Louisiana Manufacturers Political Action Committee[5]
Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
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William Morvant did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Morvant received his B.S. from Spring Hill College and his J.D. from Louisiana State University prior to being admitted to the bar in [6]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Morvant was an attorney, then partner, with the firm Shows, Cohn & Cali.[7]
Awards and associations
- Presidents' Award, State Bar Convention
- Leadership Award, Louisiana Association of Drug Court Professionals[7]
Approach to the law
On his Supreme Court campaign website, it is said of Morvant,
| “ | Judge Morvant's most important trait?
The ability to be fair and impartial on all cases that come before him without regard to the party's counsel or other extraneous issues. Judge william morvant biography of martin luther Her first request was for travel records, contracts with attorneys, and vehicles purchased. More than two years ago, on Sept. On Feb. Forgot your password?Some lawyers call him conservative; none have said he is not fair.[7][8] | ” |
See also
External links
- ↑U.S. News, "Baton Rouge Judge William Morvant Retiring After 25 Years," November 24,
- ↑Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, General Election Candidates," accessed August 25,
- ↑Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," November 6,
- ↑Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Database," Scroll to 5th Supreme Court District 1
- ↑The Advocate, "Eight vie for Supreme Court District 5 seat," October 22,
- ↑, "Judge Profile: William A.
Morvant," accessed December 16,
- ↑ Morvant for Supreme Court campaign website, "Meet Bill Morvant," accessed December 16,
- ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.