Jewel Welch
| Jewel "Duke" Welch | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | 5th District |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 2004-2014 |
| Past position: | 19th District Court Judge |
| Past term: | 1995-2004 |
| Personal History | |
| Party: | Republican |
| Bachelors: | University of Maryland, 1977 |
| Law School: | Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1980 |
| Military service: | U.S. Air Force |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Supreme Court |
| State: | Louisiana |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | No |
| Primary date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Primary vote: | 11.1% |
| Election vote: | |
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Jewel E. "Duke" Welch, Jr. is a judge of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal. He was first elected to this position in 2004.[1] His current ten-year term will end on December 31, 2014.[2]
Education
Welch received his B.S. degree (Business Management) from the University of Maryland in 1977, his J.D. degree from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1980. He later earned his Master's degree (Judicial Studies) from the University of Nevada-Reno in 2009. He is a Master of Laws candidate at Pepperdine University.[3]
Career
- 2005-present Judge, Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal
- 1995-2004 Judge, 19th Judicial District Court
- 1989-1994 East Baton Rouge Metro Council
- 1985-1994 Zachary City Prosecutor
- 1980-1994 Attorney, Private practice
- 1980-1988 Baker City Council
- 1983-1985 Assistant Attorney General
Welch also taught at the LSU Paralegal Program from 1998 to 2004 and has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Southern University Law Center since 1997.[3]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Inductee, Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame
Associations
- East Baton Rouge Planning & Zoning Commission
- Family Road, Inc.
- ALS Association of La. and Ms.
- Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court
- Louisiana Supreme Court Leadership Program[3]
2012 election
Welch ran for the seat of retiring Chief Justice Catherine Kimball on the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was defeated on November 6, 2012 after receiving 11.1% of the vote.[4][5][6]
- See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2012
Notable rulings
- ALLWASTE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OF LOUISIANA, INC. versus LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION [7]
- JOHN ROTH AND MADELINE ROTH versus AUDUBON INSURANCE COMPANY [8]
- GARY FONTENOT versus RHONDA BREWER NOBLE[9]
See also
External links
- Judge Duke Welch campaign website
- Facebook: Judge Duke Welch
- Louisiana Court of Appeal First Circuit Website
- Profile from Zoominfo
References
- ↑ Press Release, October 7, 2004
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State: Elected Officials
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Information submitted on Judgepedia's biographical submission form on 9/24/2012
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State: Unofficial Election Results 11/6/2012
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Candidate Database Scroll to 5th Supreme Court District 1
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State: 2012 Election Dates
- ↑ Opinion, 19th District Judicial Court
- ↑ Google Scholar
- ↑ Google Scholar
