Amanda Mustin
Republican · LA
Amanda Mustin is a Houma lawyer with 20 years of practice, including more than 11 years as a felony prosecutor and 7 years as a public defender. She wants tough sentences for violent and repeat offenders and a real chance at rehabilitation for low-level offenders.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Was approved by the Terrebonne Parish Council as one of the parish government's assistant parish attorneys.
January 24, 2024
Source: houmatimes.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 5 favorable
Prosecuted Donald Ross, whom a jury found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2020 shooting death of Jarrod Turner after rejecting his self-defense claim.
February 14, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: yahoo.com
Prosecuted Brandt Bennett on a second-degree murder charge; the Terrebonne jury found him guilty of the lesser crime of manslaughter.
December 8, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: houmatoday.com
Prosecuted Juan Paz Zuniga, whom a Terrebonne jury found guilty of three counts of first-degree rape of three young girls, a crime with a mandatory life sentence.
August 12, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: houmatoday.com
Prosecuted Brandon Robinson, whom a Terrebonne jury found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2016 shooting death of driver Kardale Johnson.
June 30, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: houmatoday.com
Helped prosecute a Houma store operator who sold synthetic marijuana. A judge sentenced him to 90 years for racketeering, money laundering and drug dealing.
December 1, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: houmatoday.com
Past race Amanda Mustin ran in:
- District Judge 32nd Judicial District Court, Division D · November 3, 2026 · Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana