District Judge, 40th Judicial District Court, Division A
St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
My vote power: High
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Candidates:
Democratic
Atoundra Pierre Lawson is a St. John the Baptist Parish attorney with 26 years of experience who helped start the local court's drug court program. She later trained groups abroad on preventing fraud for a U.S. aid agency contractor and volunteers with the NAACP.
Democratic · Incumbent
Vercell Fiffie has been a district judge in St. John the Baptist Parish since 2021. Before joining the bench, he practiced law for more than 14 years, handling family, personal injury, business, land, and criminal cases.
Sources: voterportal.sos.la.gov2 · 40thjdc.org