Branton v. Haggerty

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Branton v. Haggerty

885 So. 2d 1043, 2004 La. LEXIS 2407, 2004 WL 1908386

CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana

DecidedAugust 26, 2004

DocketNo. 2004-C-2182

StatusPublished

This text of 885 So. 2d 1043 (Branton v. Haggerty) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of Louisiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Branton v. Haggerty, 885 So. 2d 1043, 2004 La. LEXIS 2407, 2004 WL 1908386 (La. 2004).

Pincite

Opinions

| .PER CURIAM.

WRIT GRANTED. The lower courts erred as a matter of law. The lower courts’ reliance upon Cook v. Campbell, 360 So.2d 1193 (La.App. 2d Cir.1978), writ denied, 362 So.2d 573 (La.1978), is misplaced. The Cook case concerned a constitutional judgeship for the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court for Bossier and Webster Parishes, whereas the case presently before us concerns a statutorily created judgeship for the Slidell City Court. For the reasons assigned in the dissenting opinion in the Court of Appeal by Judge Parro, the lower courts’ judgments are reversed and set aside. Judgment is hereby rendered declaring candidates Bryan D. Haggerty and Vincent Lobello not qualified to run for the office of Judge, City Court of Slidell.

WEIMER, J., concurs in the result and assigns reasons. CALOGERO, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons. JOHNSON, J., dissents.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

| .PER CURIAM.

WRIT GRANTED. The lower courts erred as a matter of law. The lower courts’ reliance upon Cook v. Campbell, 360 So.2d 1193 (La.App. 2d Cir.1978), writ denied, 362 So.2d 573 (La.1978), is misplaced. The Cook case concerned a constitutional judgeship for the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court for Bossier and Webster Parishes, whereas the case presently before us concerns a statutorily created judgeship for the Slidell City Court. For the reasons assigned in the dissenting opinion in the Court of Appeal by Judge Parro, the lower courts’ judgments are reversed and set aside. Judgment is hereby rendered declaring candidates Bryan D. Haggerty and Vincent Lobello not qualified to run for the office of Judge, City Court of Slidell.

WEIMER, J., concurs in the result and assigns reasons. CALOGERO, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons. JOHNSON, J., dissents.

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

885 So. 2d 1043, 2004 La. LEXIS 2407, 2004 WL 1908386, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/branton-v-haggerty-la-2004.

Opinions

Related

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack