[ 0 => '', 1 => '', 2 => ''''Cade R. Cole''' is an attorney and Tax Judge in [[Louisiana]].', 3 => '', 4 => '== Education ==', 5 => 'Cole graduated from [[Tulane University]] with a Bachelors Degree in 2005 before getting his J.D. from [[Tulane University Law School|Tulane School of Law]] in 2008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Louisiana State Court of Tax Appeals :: Local Tax Division |url=http://labta.la.gov/local-tax-division.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=labta.la.gov}}</ref> <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Lawyer Directory – The Florida Bar |url=https://www.floridabar.org/directories/find-mbr/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> At Tulane Law School, he received the award for highest performance in Obligations II, Income Tax, and Energy Regulation.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Louisiana State Court of Tax Appeals :: Members |url=http://labta.la.gov/board-members.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=labta.la.gov}}</ref> After law school, Cole served as a Law Clerk to Justice [[Jeannette Knoll]] of the [[Louisiana Supreme Court]] before entering private practice in [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]], Louisiana.<ref name=":0" />  ', 6 => '', 7 => '== Legal career ==', 8 => 'Cole served on the [[DeQuincy, Louisiana|DeQuincy]] Municipal Court and was the City Attorney for towns of [[Sulphur, Louisiana|Sulphur]], [[Vinton, Louisiana|Vinton]], and DeQuincy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Bridges |first=Tyler |date=2024-07-03 |title=A college president here, a Supreme Court justice there: Jeff Landry is making moves |url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/jeff-landry-wants-a-more-conservative-state-supreme-court/article_d45e9d0e-38c0-11ef-9800-439aedb6b62a.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=NOLA.com |language=en}}</ref> He was also a prosecutor and an Assistant District Attorney in the Louisiana 38^th and 14^th Judicial Districts.<ref name=":0" />', 9 => '', 10 => 'Cole also served as [[Special master|Special Master]] to expedite the resolution of Hurricane Cases in 16 Louisiana Parishes and in the United States District Court for Western Louisiana.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2021 |title=Case Management Order Regarding Certain Property Damage Suits Arising from Hurricane Ida |url=chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/607d87a3a13d08033aa98507/t/61e183961f0a103366c89c2a/1642169239315/Liv+Case+Management.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jackson v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 22-cv-4450 {{!}} Casetext Search + Citator |url=https://casetext.com/case/jackson-v-state-farm-fire-cas-co-7 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=casetext.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Paterson |first=Blake |date=2022-04-30 |title=A court ordered an insurer to pay a penalty for slow-walking a policyholder. Are there more to come? |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/a-court-ordered-an-insurer-to-pay-a-penalty-for-slow-walking-a-policyholder-are/article_72c86666-c80a-11ec-88b4-c7d5797e2eb9.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=The Advocate |language=en}}</ref>  He also served as a member of the vetting committee for federal judicial appointments in Louisiana during the term of [[President Donald Trump]].<ref name=":0" /> He chaired the federal court’s Magistrate Judge Selection Committee in 2023.<ref name=":0" />', 11 => '', 12 => 'It was reported by [[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]] that Cole is “the early favorite” to succeed Justice [[James T. Genovese]] on the Louisiana Supreme Court.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Bridges |first=Tyler |date=2024-07-02 |title=Jeff Landry backs this candidate to be next president of Northwestern State |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/jeff-landry-backs-this-northwestern-state-president-candidate/article_b7411dc0-e84f-51e2-9f7f-f6a0ae2baef0.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=The Advocate |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> He was endorsed by Louisiana Attorney General [[Liz Murrill]] who stated that Cole is "smart and hard-working, and he has the character and integrity we expect from members of our state’s highest court."<ref name=":4" />', 13 => '', 14 => '== Memberships and awards ==', 15 => 'Cole is a member of the Florida and Louisiana bars.<ref name=":1" /> He previously served as Louisiana State College Republican Chair and as a member of the [[Federalist Society]].<ref name=":4" /> He is a past member of the [[Louisiana Baptist Convention|Louisiana Baptist Convention’]]<nowiki/>s Committee on Moral and Social Concerns and was appointed to the Louisiana Service Commission by Governor Mike Foster.<ref name=":0" />', 16 => '', 17 => 'Cole received the 2013 President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Southwest Louisiana Bar Association for work to stabilize indigent defense funding.<ref name=":2" />', 18 => '', 19 => 'Cole has served the [[Louisiana State Bar Association]] as Tax Section Chair, House of Delegates Member, and Member of the CLE Programming Committee.<ref name=":2" /> He previously served as Chairman of the Tax Law Advisory Commission for the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization.<ref name=":0" />' ]