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Ransdell was first elected in 1899 as the state judge for the 9th Judicial District (now 6th District) encompassing East Carroll and Madison parishes. Tensas Parish, the smallest entity in Louisiana, was later added and remains a part of the 6th Judicial District. In 1892, Ransdell married the former Katie Blackburn Davis at her home on Belle Meade Plantation in the capital city of [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. They lived for four years in Chattanooga, Tennessee.<ref>There is a chance that this East Carroll Parish genealogy source meant Nashville, instead of Chattanooga.</ref> but returned to Lake Providence in 1897. Judge Ransdell and his family were members of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church, located at 207 Scarborough Street in Lake Providence.<ref name=ecpgen/>

Ransdell was first elected in 1899 as the state judge for the 9th Judicial District (now 6th District) encompassing East Carroll and Madison parishes. Tensas Parish, the smallest entity in Louisiana, was later added and remains a part of the 6th Judicial District. In 1892, Ransdell married the former Katie Blackburn Davis at her home on Belle Meade Plantation in the capital city of [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. They lived for four years in Chattanooga, Tennessee.<ref>There is a chance that this East Carroll Parish genealogy source meant Nashville, instead of Chattanooga.</ref> but returned to Lake Providence in 1897. Judge Ransdell and his family were members of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church, located at 207 Scarborough Street in Lake Providence.<ref name=ecpgen/>

Joseph Ransdell's political career was cut short when he was defeated for senatorial re-nomination to a fourth term in the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[primary]] in 1930<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000059|title=Joseph E. Ransdell|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=November 13, 2019}}</ref> by then [[Governor]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]] But Francis Ransdell continued to serve on the bench for a total of thirty-six years, from June 1900, when he took office, until his retirement on December 31, 1936. He was succeeded on the court by his son-in-law, Frank Voelker, Sr., who was married to Ransdell's daughter, Isabel.<ref name=ecpgen/>

Joseph Ransdell's political career was cut short when he was defeated for senatorial re-nomination to a fourth term in the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[primary]] in 1930<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000059|title=Joseph E. Ransdell|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=November 13, 2019}}</ref> by then [[Governor]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]] But Francis Ransdell continued to serve on the bench for a total of thirty-six years, from June 1900, when he took office, until his retirement on December 31, 1936. He was succeeded on the court by his son-in-law, [[Frank Voelker, Sr.]], who was married to Ransdell's daughter, Isabel.<ref name=ecpgen/>

Ransdell died at the age of seventy-seven in a hospital in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. He was survived by his wife and four of their six daughters. He is interred at Lake Providence Cemetery along with other family members.<ref name=ecpgen/>

Ransdell died at the age of seventy-seven in a hospital in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. He was survived by his wife and four of their six daughters. He is interred at Lake Providence Cemetery along with other family members.<ref name=ecpgen/>