Scott Schlegel
2024 - Present
2032
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Scott Schlegel (Republican Party) is a judge for the 1st District of the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal. He assumed office on January 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 31, 2032.
Schlegel (Republican Party) won election for the 1st District judge of the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Education
Schlegel earned his B.S. in finance from Louisiana State University in 1999 and his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 2004.[1]
Career
- 2024-present: Judge, Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, 1st District
- 2013-2023: Judge, 24th Judicial District, Division D
- 2009-2012: Prosecutor, Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office - Felony Trials Division
- 2007-2008: Prosecutor, Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office - Family Violence Unit
- 2004–2007: Attorney, McGlinchey Stafford PLLC[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2023
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. Scott Schlegel (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Schlegel in this election.
2019
See also: Louisiana Supreme Court special elections, 2019
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
Special general election for Louisiana Supreme Court 1st District
William J. Crain defeated Hans J. Liljeberg in the special general election for Louisiana Supreme Court 1st District on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William J. Crain (R) | 57.3 | 127,211 | |
| Hans J. Liljeberg (R) | 42.7 | 94,875 | ||
| Total votes: 222,086 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Supreme Court 1st District
William J. Crain and Hans J. Liljeberg defeated Scott Schlegel and Richard Ducote in the special primary for Louisiana Supreme Court 1st District on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William J. Crain (R) | 38.6 | 73,534 | |
| ✔ | Hans J. Liljeberg (R) | 32.5 | 61,859 | |
| Scott Schlegel (R) | 17.5 | 33,242 | ||
 | Richard Ducote (R) | 11.5 | 21,810 | |
| Total votes: 190,445 | ||||
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2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Schlegel ran for re-election to the 24th Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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2013
Schlegel ran for the 24th Judicial District, Division D. He received 36.1% of the vote in the April 6 municipal primary election and went on to defeat Hilary Landry in the May 4 runoff election with 66.8% of the vote.[3][4][5][6][7] See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2013
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Scott Schlegel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scott Schlegel did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NOLA.com, "Scott Schlegel announces candidacy for state judge in Jefferson Parish," January 10, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ The Times-Picayune, "Qualifying period begins in Jefferson Parish judicial races," February 13, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpica - ↑ The Times-Picayune, "Schlegel, Landry make runoff for open Jefferson Parish judge post," April 6, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, Multi-Parish Races," April 6, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, Multi-Parish Races," May 4, 2013
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