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| alma_mater=Academy of the Immaculate Conception<br>

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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]]

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'''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}}</ref> 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 Court 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>

'''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}}</ref> 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 Court 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>

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 in 2014. From 1995 to 2004, he was a Democratic judge for the 27th Judicial District.<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/>