SCAGLIONE v. JUNEAU

No. 2010-CA-1109.

45 So.3d 191 (2010)

Judith S. SCAGLIONE and Raymond C. Doran, Jr. v. Jeanne Nunez JUNEAU, Individually and in her Capacity as Candidate for the Office of Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Lena R. Torres, in her Capacity as Clerk of Court for the Thirty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Bernard.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied August 9, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Butler, Jr. , Richard G. Passler , Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, LLP, New Orleans, LA, and David L. Colvin , Jeffery P. Brothers , Travis J. Causey, Jr. , David R. Aden, Ashley J. Becnel , The Colvin Law Firm, Gretna, LA, and Paul A. Tabary III , Dysart & Tabary, L.L.P., Chalmette, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Franz L. Zibilich , Metairie, LA, and Leonard L. Levenson , Christian W. Helmke , Colleen Boyle Gannon , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Jeanne Nunez Juneau.

(Court composed of Judge CHARLES R. JONES, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge PAUL A. BONIN).


PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.

Two registered voters1 of St. Bernard Parish timely filed an action against Jeanne Nunez Juneau by which they challenged her candidacy for the office of judge of this court.2 After a full trial on the merits, the trial judge found that Ms. Juneau possessed the qualifications required of a candidate and dismissed the voters' action. Because we conclude that the trial judge is not clearly...

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