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Category: Criminal Justice

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.
by Della Hasselle October 23, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Della Hasselle October 23, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Charles Maldonado October 23, 2014 Updated June 16, 2020

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.
by Charles Maldonado October 23, 2014 Updated June 16, 2020

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.
by Charles Maldonado October 23, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Charles Maldonado October 23, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Charles Maldonado October 23, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Anne Mueller October 9, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Della Hasselle October 6, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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
by Sam Tabachnik September 25, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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