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Can a Black judge be elected to appeals court bench running in a majority-White subdistrict?

Por: The Advocate Crime November 14, 2022

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It’s been 30 years since Louisiana lawmakers added 25 new precincts to the voter map for judicial elections across the state. The so-called subdistricts, which resulted from a settlement in a 1986 civil rights lawsuit, were carved out in majority-Black neighborhoods. The objective was to give Black candidates vying to be judges a reasonable shot at winning.When the lines were re-drawn in the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, a slice of inner-city... + full article



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