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Among those working in the John Treen campaign were Democrat [[Victor Bussie]], long-term president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO, and  [[Beth Rickey]] of New Orleans, a moderate member of the Republican State Central Committee who later exposed Duke's continuing neo-Nazi ties.<ref>Patricia Sullivan, "Beth Rickey dies with an immune disorder and Crohn's disease." ''[[The Washington Post]],'' September 16, 2009.</ref>  

Among those working in the John Treen campaign were Democrat [[Victor Bussie]], long-term president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO, and  [[Beth Rickey]] of New Orleans, a moderate member of the Republican State Central Committee who later exposed Duke's continuing neo-Nazi ties.<ref>Patricia Sullivan, "Beth Rickey dies with an immune disorder and Crohn's disease." ''[[The Washington Post]],'' September 16, 2009.</ref>  

   

   

In 1998, Cusimano ran for the Louisiana Supreme Court, a ten-year term, against Justice Pascal Frank  Calogero, Jr. (1931-2018), a Democrat. Calogero led with 77,766 votes (49.5 percent), and Cusimano polled 64,711 ballots (41.2 percent). A third candidate held the remaining 8 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 3, 1998.</ref> Because Calogero nearly won the position outright in the primary, Cusimano decided not to contest the [[general electio]]n.

In 1998, Cusimano ran for the Louisiana Supreme Court, a ten-year term, against Justice Pascal Frank  Calogero, Jr. (1931-2018), a Democrat. Calogero led with 77,766 votes (49.5 percent), and Cusimano polled 64,711 ballots (41.2 percent). A third candidate held the remaining 8 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 3, 1998.</ref> Because Calogero nearly won the position outright in the primary, Cusimano decided not to contest the [[general election]].

On the district court, Judge Cusimano was instrumental in revamping the criminal justice computer system.<ref name=cusimano/> In 2006, he did not seek reelection  and was succeeded by Republican Cornelius E. "Conn" Regan, a narrow winner over Danyelle Taylor, also a Republican.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 30, 2006.</ref> In 2008, Cusimano was unopposed for the position of Fifth Justice of the Peace Court in Jefferson Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lwvno.org/f2008-EG-jp.html|title=Fall 2008 Candidate Guide for Jefferson Parish|publisher=[[League of Women Voters]] of [[New Orleans]] |accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref> Cusimano worked to modernize justice-of-the-peace operations, with electronic case management to allow litigants to file electronically and monitor the status of their case via the [[Internet]].<ref name=cusimano/>His current term expires on December 31, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/electedofficials|title=Elected Officials (Jefferson Parish)|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 15, 2019}}</ref>

On the district court, Judge Cusimano was instrumental in revamping the criminal justice computer system.<ref name=cusimano/> In 2006, he did not seek reelection  and was succeeded by Republican Cornelius E. "Conn" Regan, a narrow winner over Danyelle Taylor, also a Republican.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 30, 2006.</ref> In 2008, Cusimano was unopposed for the position of Fifth Justice of the Peace Court in Jefferson Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lwvno.org/f2008-EG-jp.html|title=Fall 2008 Candidate Guide for Jefferson Parish|publisher=[[League of Women Voters]] of [[New Orleans]] |accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref> Cusimano worked to modernize justice-of-the-peace operations, with electronic case management to allow litigants to file electronically and monitor the status of their case via the [[Internet]].<ref name=cusimano/>His current term expires on December 31, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/electedofficials|title=Elected Officials (Jefferson Parish)|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 15, 2019}}</ref>