Desiree Cook-Calvin pledges ‘holistic’ approach if elected Juvenile Court judge
She would employ drug and mental-health counseling, parenting classes, and she’d make sure sentences are appropriate.
Category: Criminal Justice
Jacqueline Carroll-Gilds says background as lawyer, registered nurse prepared her for Juvenile Court bench
She ran a mental-health agency for troubled youth for 11 years.
Citing his extensive judicial experience, Paul Sens waves off accusations of nepotism, impropriety
As a municipal judge, Sens said he has a track record of moving cases through. Now he's seeking a seat in Criminal District Court.
Byron Williams would set goal of being one of Criminal District Court’s most efficient judges
He would inherit one of the city’s most backlogged dockets.
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.
Come hear why the upcoming New Orleans judicial elections matter to everyone
Voters choose judges only once every six years, so learn about the importance of your vote in the Nov. 4 election.
A decade after reforms ordered, critics point to problems in juvenile-justice system
Louisiana’s juvenile justice system was revamped to deal with violence and negligence. Rather than locking kids up, the state tries to treat underlying behavioral issues. But some say the new facilities, many of which are private, have the same problems as youth prisons.
Civil Service staff urges 20 percent jump in cop pay — but what about pensions?
If approved by Civil Service and City Council, annual cost to the city would run upwards of $10 million
