Marie Williams says she’d straighten out dysfunctional courtroom if elected criminal judge
She put herself in the spotlight by recording a meeting with Judge Frank Marullo in which she says he offered her a job to get out of the race.
Frank Marullo wants to extend his 40-year run as judge, but he may be too old to take office
If elected to another term, he said he would lobby to loosen mandatory minimum sentencing.
Graham Bosworth says he’d modernize criminal court by setting up online calendar, allowing email motions
Bosworth is challenging Marullo, Louisiana’s longest-serving judge, as well as attorney Marie Williams.
Michelle Scott-Bennett says she’d improve how domestic court deals with people who represent themselves
People should pay attention to this court, she said, because they may have a case there.
Monique Barial would encourage mediation if elected domestic judge
She said she wouldn’t make everyone show up at 9 a.m., only to wait hours for a hearing.
Janet Ahern says experience, passion for family law are reasons to elect her domestic court judge
She said she’d stagger the docket and reduce the time before initial hearings.
In re-election bid, Bernadette D’Souza touts court-mandated mediation in child-custody cases
The city’s first domestic court judge said she would use religious groups to provide counseling and parenting classes.
Taetrece Harrison would crack down on unnecessary delays in domestic court
She criticized a mediation program because of the fees people must pay the mediator.
If elected judge, Ruth Ramsey says she would make everyone feel welcome in Civil District Court
She said filing fees should be waived more often because poor people can’t afford them.
