J. Christopher Peters (Louisiana)
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J. Christopher "Chris" Peters is the judge of the 28th Judicial District in Louisiana. He was elected to this position on October 4, 2008.[1][2] He was re-elected in 2014 for a term beginning on January 1, 2015, and expiring on December 31, 2020.[3][4]
Peters ran for a seat on the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal in 2016.[5] The seat was held by Peters' father, Judge Jimmie Peters, heading into the election. Jimmie Peters did not filed to stand for re-election.[6][7] Chris Peters was defeated in his bid for the seat.
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Peters earned his J.D. from the Louisiana State University Law Center in 1994.[8]
Career
Peters is a former assistant district attorney. He was elected to the district court in 2008.[9]
Elections
2016
Peters filed to run for a seat on the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal, First District, Division B, in 2016. He faced Van H. Kyzar on November 8.
Election results
November 8 primary election
| Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal 2016, First District, Division B, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Van H. Kyzar |
51.25% | 53,627 | |
| Democratic | J. Christopher Peters | 48.75% | 51,014 | |
| Total Votes (354 of 354 reporting: 100%) | 104,641 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Peters ran for re-election to the 28th Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," October 4, 2008
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Elected Officials," accessed December 9, 2014 (Scroll down to "District Judge…")
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, “Judicial selection in Louisiana,” accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Jena High School Alumni Association, "J Christopher Peters, District Judge," May 23, 2013
- ↑ KALB, "LA Third Circuit Court of Appeal candidates speak at Exchange Club forum," October 6, 2016
- ↑ LSU Law Center, "Alumni Relations," February 2009
- ↑ The Louisiana Justice Institute, "Jena Six Activist Convicted, Faces Decades in Prison," March 31, 2011
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