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'''Jefferson Rowe Thompson''', known as '''Jeff Thompson''' (born March 10, 1965), is a [[lawyer]] in [[Bossier City]], [[Louisiana]], who is a judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit, based in [[Shreveport]]. Previously from 2015 to 2019, he was the Louisiana 26th Judicial District. A [[Republican Party|Republican]] born in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 8 in Bossier Parish from 2012 to 2015.

'''Jefferson Rowe Thompson''', known as '''Jeff Thompson''' (born March 10, 1965), is a [[lawyer]] in [[Bossier City]], [[Louisiana]], who is a judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit, based in [[Shreveport]]. Previously from 2015 to 2019, he was the Louisiana 26th Judicial District. A [[Republican Party|Republican]] born in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 8 in Bossier Parish from 2012 to 2015.

On March 30, 2019, Thompson won his race in a [[special election]] to fill the seat of the retired Justice Henry Newton Brown, Jr. on the Court of Appeal. He defeated fellow Republican Jason Trevor Brown, the son of Henry Brown, 7,337 (76 percent) to 2,340 (24 percent). No [[Democratic Party|(District 2)|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>

On March 30, 2019, Thompson won his race in a [[special election]] to fill the seat of the retired Justice Henry Newton Brown, Jr. on the Court of Appeal. He defeated fellow Republican Jason Trevor Brown, the son of Henry Brown, 7,337 (76 percent) to 2,340 (24 percent). No [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] filed for the seat.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Multiparish Election Returns, March 30, 2019.</ref>

In 2011, Thompson was elected to the House when the term-limited incumbent, fellow Republican Jane Holland Smith, also of Bossier City, ran instead, unsuccessfully, for the Louisiana State Senate. Thompson defeated fellow Republican and [[conservative]] Duke Lowrie, 4,991 (56.8 percent) to 3,803 (43.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Legislative election returns; Bossier Parish, District 8|date=October 22, 2011|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=March 18, 2019}}</ref> Smith, meanwhile, was defeated by the Republican businessman [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport for the Senate seat vacated by Republican [[B. L. "Buddy" Shaw]] of [[Shreveport]], who like Smith was an educator.

In 2011, Thompson was elected to the House when the term-limited incumbent, fellow Republican Jane Holland Smith, also of Bossier City, ran instead, unsuccessfully, for the Louisiana State Senate. Thompson defeated fellow Republican and [[conservative]] Duke Lowrie, 4,991 (56.8 percent) to 3,803 (43.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Legislative election returns; Bossier Parish, District 8|date=October 22, 2011|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=March 18, 2019}}</ref> Smith, meanwhile, was defeated by the Republican businessman [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport for the Senate seat vacated by Republican [[B. L. "Buddy" Shaw]] of [[Shreveport]], who like Smith was an educator.

In the spring of 2012, Representative Thompson worked to kill an anti-bullying bill sponsored by Patricia Smith, a [[Democrat]] from [[Baton Rouge]]. [[Conservative]] opponents to the legislation claimed that the measure is at odds with freedom of speech rulings by the United States [[Supreme Court]]. Thompson offered an amendment, which removed those sections of the bill that specify prohibitions against bullying in regard to sexual orientation, disabilities, and race. Smith said that the Thompson amendment effectively killed the focus of the legislation, and she withdrew it from further consideration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/2606631-125/changes-doom-bullying-proposal|title=Will Sentell, "Changes doom bullying proposal," May 1, 2012|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=May 15, 2012}}</ref>  

In the spring of 2012, Representative Thompson worked to kill an anti-bullying bill sponsored by Patricia Smith, a [[Democrat]] from [[Baton Rouge]]. [[Conservative]] opponents to the legislation claimed that the measure is at odds with freedom of speech rulings by the United States [[Supreme Court]]. Thompson offered an amendment, which removed those sections of the bill that specify prohibitions against bullying in regard to sexual orientation, disabilities, and race. Smith said that the Thompson amendment effectively killed the focus of the legislation, and she withdrew it from further consideration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/2606631-125/changes-doom-bullying-proposal|title=Will Sentell, "Changes doom bullying proposal," May 1, 2012|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=May 15, 2012}}</ref>  

Thompson and his wife, the former Toni Estelle Hurst (born November 30, 1967), reside in Benton, the location of the Bossier Parish Court House.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/toni-thompson/e393403999908|title=Toni Thompson|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 13, 2017}}</ref> They are members of the large Cypress [[Baptist]] Church there.

Thompson and his wife, the former Toni Estelle Hurst (born November 30, 1967), reside in Benton, Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/toni-thompson/e393403999908|title=Toni Thompson|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 13, 2017}}</ref> They are members of the large Cypress [[Baptist]] Church there.