Paul Bonin
Paul A. Bonin was a judge for Section D of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in Louisiana. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Bonin (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Division D judge of the Orleans Parish Judicial District in Louisiana. He won in the general election on December 10, 2016.
Boni was a judge on the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal from 2008 to 2016.[1]
Education
Bonin received his undergraduate degree from St. Joseph Seminary College and his J.D. from Loyola University Law School. He has taught criminal justice at Southern University at New Orleans for five years.[2]
Career
Before being elected to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, Bonin was Traffic Court Division C judge and Civil District Court ad hoc judge. He is known for being the first to use ankle bracelet technology to detect alcohol use by underage and repeat DWI offenders.[2]
Elections
2016
Louisiana held partisan elections for local judicial offices in 2016. A primary election took place on November 8, 2016, and a general election took place on December 10, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wish to run in this election was July 22, 2016.[3] Paul Bonin defeated Kevin Guillory in the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court (Section D) general election.[4]
| Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section D, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Paul Bonin |
52.88% | 36,773 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Guillory | 47.12% | 32,772 | |
| Total Votes | 69,545 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Runoff Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section D, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Bonin |
40.43% | 55,117 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Guillory |
32.13% | 43,794 | |
| Democratic | Dennis Moore | 27.44% | 37,408 | |
| Total Votes | 136,319 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
2012
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2012
Bonin was re-elected after running unopposed in 2012. He originally drew an opponent in Suzan N. Richardson, but she withdrew before the general election on November 6, 2012.[5]
See also
- Courts in Louisiana
- Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal
- Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Formerly Traffic Court Div. C judge
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Times-Picayune, "Judge runs for appeals court," May 21, 2008
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Elections Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Candidate Database
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana
State courts:
Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts
State resources:
Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana
