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| | | term_end2=January 1, 2017 | | | term_end2=January 1, 2017 |
| | | succeeded2=Van Kyzar | | | succeeded2=Van Kyzar |
| | + | | office3=[[Judge]] for the 27th Judicial District Court |
| | + | | term_start=1995 |
| | + | | term_end3=2004 |
| | | birth_date=August 24, 1949 | | | birth_date=August 24, 1949 |
| − | | birth_place =Place of birth missing<br> | + | | birth_place=Place of birth missing<br> |
| | Resident of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, [[Louisiana]] | | Resident of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, [[Louisiana]] |
| | | death_date= | | | death_date= |
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| | Northwestern State University<br> | | Northwestern State University<br> |
| | Loyola University College of Law in [[New Orleans]] | | Loyola University College of Law in [[New Orleans]] |
| − | | occupation = [[Judge]]; [[Attorney]] | + | | occupation=[[Judge]]; [[Attorney]] |
| | | spouse=Martha Genovese<br> | | | spouse=Martha Genovese<br> |
| | Seven children | | Seven children |
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| | 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> | | 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> |
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| − | He ran unopposed for another ten-year term on the circuit court in 2014. From 1995 to 2004, he was a Democratic state district court judge.<ref name=ballotpedia/> | + | He ran unopposed for another ten-year term on the circuit court in 2014. From 1995 to 2004, he was a Democratic judge for the 27th Judicial District.<ref name=ballotpedia/> |
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| − | 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> | + | On February 15, 2018, the Louisiana Secretary of State listed Genovese as a "No Party" voter. He presumably defected from the Republican Party after 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> |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |