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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=James T. "Jimmy" Genovese
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| office=Associate Justice of the<br> Louisiana Supreme Court (Place 3)
| term_start=January 1, 2017
| term_end=
| succeeded=Jeannette Theriot Knoll
| office2=Judge of the Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal (Division
| term_start2=January 1, 2005
| term_end2=January 1, 2017
| succeeded2=
| birth_date=August 24, 1949
| birth_place =Place of birth missing<br>
Resident of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, [[Louisiana]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| alma_mater=Academy of the Immaculate Conception<br>
Northwestern State University<br>
[Loyola University College of Law in [[New Orleans]]
| occupation = [[Judge]]; [[Attorney]]
| spouse=Martha Genovese<br>
Seven children
| religion =[[Roman Catholic]]
| party =[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned "No Party"
}}
'''James T. Genovese''', known as '''Jimmy Genovese''' (born August 24, 1949),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/james-genovese/e16063671120|title=James Genovese|publisher=Mylife.com|date=February 15, 2018}}</re> is one of the seven justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court, which convenes in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. Running as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] from Opelousas in St. Landry Parish in south [[Louisiana]], he was first elected to the court for a ten-year term on November 8, 2016, to succeed the retiring [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Jeannette Theriot Knoll of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish south of [[Alexandria|Alexandria]]. To win his seat on the high court, Genovese narrowly defeated Marilyn Carr Castle (born January 2, 1953),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/marilyn-castle/e106860420702|title=Marilyn Castle|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 15, 2018}}</ref> a 15th Judicial District judge from [[Lafayette]], 133,389 (50.9 percent) to 128,598 (49.1 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Genovese|title=James Genovese - Ballotpedia|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=February 15, 2018}}</ref>
Genovese studied at the Academy of the Immaculate Conception in Opelousas and in 1971 graduated from Northwestern State University in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana. In 1974, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans. On November 2, 2004, he was elected as a Democrat to the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal, Division B, based in [[Lake Charles]], on which he served from January 1, 2005, until his swearing in for the Supreme Court seat on January 1, 2017. In the 2004 contest, he defeated a Republican candidate, Paul deMahy, 82 to 18 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|date=November 2, 2004|accessdate=February 15, 2018}}</ref>
He ran unopposed for another ten-year term on the circuit court inn in 2014. From 1995 to 2004, he was a Democratic state district court judge.<ref name=ballotpedia/>
On February 15, 2018, the Louisiana Secretary of State listed Genovese as a "No Party" voter, having defected from the Republican Party since his election to the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=426051|title=James Genovese 70570 August 1949|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 15, 2018}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Genovese, James}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Judges]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
| name=James T. "Jimmy" Genovese
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| office=Associate Justice of the<br> Louisiana Supreme Court (Place 3)
| term_start=January 1, 2017
| term_end=
| succeeded=Jeannette Theriot Knoll
| office2=Judge of the Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal (Division
| term_start2=January 1, 2005
| term_end2=January 1, 2017
| succeeded2=
| birth_date=August 24, 1949
| birth_place =Place of birth missing<br>
Resident of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, [[Louisiana]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| alma_mater=Academy of the Immaculate Conception<br>
Northwestern State University<br>
[Loyola University College of Law in [[New Orleans]]
| occupation = [[Judge]]; [[Attorney]]
| spouse=Martha Genovese<br>
Seven children
| religion =[[Roman Catholic]]
| party =[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned "No Party"
}}
'''James T. Genovese''', known as '''Jimmy Genovese''' (born August 24, 1949),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/james-genovese/e16063671120|title=James Genovese|publisher=Mylife.com|date=February 15, 2018}}</re> is one of the seven justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court, which convenes in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. Running as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] from Opelousas in St. Landry Parish in south [[Louisiana]], he was first elected to the court for a ten-year term on November 8, 2016, to succeed the retiring [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Jeannette Theriot Knoll of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish south of [[Alexandria|Alexandria]]. To win his seat on the high court, Genovese narrowly defeated Marilyn Carr Castle (born January 2, 1953),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/marilyn-castle/e106860420702|title=Marilyn Castle|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 15, 2018}}</ref> a 15th Judicial District judge from [[Lafayette]], 133,389 (50.9 percent) to 128,598 (49.1 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Genovese|title=James Genovese - Ballotpedia|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=February 15, 2018}}</ref>
Genovese studied at the Academy of the Immaculate Conception in Opelousas and in 1971 graduated from Northwestern State University in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana. In 1974, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans. On November 2, 2004, he was elected as a Democrat to the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal, Division B, based in [[Lake Charles]], on which he served from January 1, 2005, until his swearing in for the Supreme Court seat on January 1, 2017. In the 2004 contest, he defeated a Republican candidate, Paul deMahy, 82 to 18 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|date=November 2, 2004|accessdate=February 15, 2018}}</ref>
He ran unopposed for another ten-year term on the circuit court inn in 2014. From 1995 to 2004, he was a Democratic state district court judge.<ref name=ballotpedia/>
On February 15, 2018, the Louisiana Secretary of State listed Genovese as a "No Party" voter, having defected from the Republican Party since his election to the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=426051|title=James Genovese 70570 August 1949|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 15, 2018}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Genovese, James}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Judges]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]