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|name=Jeffrey Paul Victory

|name=Jeffrey Paul Victory

|birth_date=January 29, 1946

|birth_date=January 29, 1946

|religion=[[Baptist]]

|religion=[[Baptist]]

|spouse=Nancy Clark Victory

|spouse=Nancy Clark Victory

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2004)

}}

}}

'''Jeffrey Paul Victory''' (born January 29, 1946) is a [[Republican]] former member of the Louisiana Supreme Court, having represented since January 1, 1995, the District 2 seat based in eleven parishes about his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. He did not seek reelection in 2014 and left the court on January 1, 2015.

'''Jeffrey Paul Victory''' (born January 29, 1946) is a [[Republican]] former member of the Louisiana Supreme Court, having represented since January 1, 1995, the District 2 seat based in eleven parishes about his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. He did not seek reelection in 2014 and left the court on January 1, 2015.

   

   

In 1967, he entered  the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Tulane University]] School of Law in [[New Orleans]] on a regional scholarship. He served on the ''Tulane Law Review''. While at Tulane, he enlisted in the Special Airborne Forces of the Louisiana National Guard. After graduation from Tulane in 1971, he practiced in the Shreveport firm of Tucker Jeter and Jackson.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasc.org/justices/victory.asp|title=Louisiana Supreme Court: Associate Justice Jeffrey P. Victory|publisher=lasc.org|accessdate=June 24, 2012}}</ref>  

In 1967, he entered  the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Tulane University]] School of Law in [[New Orleans]] on a regional scholarship. He served on the ''Tulane Law Review''. While at Tulane, he enlisted in the Special Airborne Forces of the Louisiana National Guard. After graduation from Tulane in 1971, he practiced in the Shreveport firm of Tucker Jeter and Jackson.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasc.org/justices/victory.asp|title=Louisiana Supreme Court: Associate Justice Jeffrey P. Victory|publisher=lasc.org|accessdate=June 24, 2012}}</ref>  

==Judicial tenure==

==Judicial tenure==

In 1981, Justice Victory, then a [[Democrat]], was elected to the First Judicial District Court in Caddo Parish, which includes Shreveport. In 1990, he was elected to the Second Circuit Court of Appeal, encompassing Caddo, Red River, and De Soto parishes. His term began on January 1, 1991. In the election held on October 6, 1990, he defeated fellow Democrat James E. Clark of Shreveport, 43,516 (55 percent) to 35,599 (45 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10061990/10061990_MultiParish.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 6, 1990|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref>

In 1981, Justice Victory, then a [[Democrat]], was elected to the First Judicial District Court in Caddo Parish, which includes Shreveport. In 1990, he was elected to the Second Circuit Court of Appeal, encompassing Caddo, Red River, and De Soto parishes. His term began on January 1, 1991. In the election held on October 6, 1990, he defeated fellow Democrat James E. Clark of Shreveport, 43,516 (55 percent) to 35,599 (45 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10061990/10061990_MultiParish.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 6, 1990|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref>

   

   

On October 1, 1994, Victory contested the Supreme Court seat against fellow Democrats Henry Newton Brown, Jr., of Bossier City and [[Charles Scott]] of Shreveport. Brown led in the primary with 43,811 votes (37.5 percent), and Victory trailed with 36,522 votes (31.27 percent). Scott finished third with 36,480 votes (31.23 percent), only 42 votes behind Victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10011994/10011994_MultiParish.html|title=Primary election returns, October 1, 1994|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref>

On October 1, 1994, Victory contested the Supreme Court seat against fellow Democrats Henry Newton Brown, Jr., of [[Bossier City]] and [[Charles Scott]] of Shreveport. Brown led in the primary with 43,811 votes (37.5 percent), and Victory trailed with 36,522 votes (31.27 percent). Scott finished third with 36,480 votes (31.23 percent), only 42 votes behind Victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10011994/10011994_MultiParish.html|title=Primary election returns, October 1, 1994|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref>

   

   

In the runoff held in conjunction with the general election of November 8, 1994, Victory prevailed over Brown, a former district attorney for Bossier and Webster parishes, 69,864 (53 percent) to 62,048 (47 percent). Supreme Court terms in Louisiana extend for ten years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11081994/11081994_MultiParish.html|title=General election returns, November 8, 1994|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref> A native of Bienville Parish, Brown is now the Chief Judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He ran unopposed for the position in 2010 and his current term extends until December 31, 2020.

In the runoff held in conjunction with the general election of November 8, 1994, Victory prevailed over Brown, a former district attorney for Bossier and Webster parishes, 69,864 (53 percent) to 62,048 (47 percent). Supreme Court terms in Louisiana extend for ten years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11081994/11081994_MultiParish.html|title=General election returns, November 8, 1994|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref> A native of Bienville Parish, Brown is now the Chief Judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Shreveport. He ran unopposed for the position in 2010 and his current term extends until December 31, 2020.

   

   

On January 8, 2009, Justice Victory swore into office the new Caddo Parish district attorney, the same Charles R. Scott, the Democrat who had lost to Victory for the runoff spot for the high court by forty-two votes fourteen years earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottforda.com/|title=The New Caddo District Attorney Charles Scott Is Sworn-in on 1-08-09|publisher=scottforda.com|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref>  

On January 8, 2009, Justice Victory swore into office the new Caddo Parish district attorney, the same Charles R. Scott, the Democrat who had lost to Victory for the runoff spot for the high court by forty-two votes fourteen years earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottforda.com/|title=The New Caddo District Attorney Charles Scott Is Sworn-in on 1-08-09|publisher=scottforda.com|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref>  

Victory's Supreme Court seat was taken by another Republican, District Judge Scott Crichton, who was elected without opposition in the 2014 election. A former Democrat born in 1954, Crichton was an assistant district attorney in Caddo Parish from 1981 to 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130430/ELECTION02/304290035/Crichton-announces-Louisiana-Supreme-Court-bid|title=Crichton announces Louisiana Supreme Court bid|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', April 30, 2013|accessdate=May 1, 2013}}</ref>

Victory's Supreme Court seat was taken by another Republican, District Judge Scott Crichton, who was elected without opposition in the 2014 election. A former Democrat born in 1954, Crichton was an assistant district attorney in Caddo Parish from 1981 to 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130430/ELECTION02/304290035/Crichton-announces-Louisiana-Supreme-Court-bid|title=Crichton announces Louisiana Supreme Court bid|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', April 30, 2013|accessdate=May 1, 2013}}</ref>

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