William Crain | |
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Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
Assumed office December 11, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Greg G. Guidry |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 62–63) |
Political party | Republican [1] |
Education | Louisiana State University ( BA, JD) |
William J. Crain (born 1961 or 1962) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court since 2019. [1]
Crain is a 1979 graduate of Bogalusa High School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University in 1983. He received his Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1986. [2] [3]
Crain served for 22 years as a partner and lawyer at the Jones Fussell Law Firm in Covington, where he litigated cases in both state and federal courts. [2] [1]
He was a Judge of the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court from 2009 to 2013. From 2013 to 2019, he was a Judge of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal. [2] He was sworn in as an appellate judge on December 14, 2012. [4]
On June 26, 2019, Crain announced his intention to run for a seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated by Greg G. Guidry. [1] Crain headed to a runoff against Hans Liljeberg on November 16, 2019. [5] [6] On November 16, 2019, he went on to win the election, 57% to 42%. [7] [8] Crain was sworn in on December 11, 2019, by his father Judge Hillary Crain. [9]
Crain is a member of the 2011 inaugural class of the Louisiana Judicial Leadership Institute. [10]
He has been married to his wife, Cheri Hackett Crain for 35 years. They have four children: William, Michael, Matthew, and Elizabeth. He is a parishioner at St. Timothy United Methodist Church. [2]
Year | Republican | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
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2019 | Will Crain | 73,534 | 38.61% | Richard Ducote | 21,810 | 11.45% | Hans Liljeberg | 61,859 | 32.48% | Scott Schlegel | 33,242 | 17.45% |
Year | Republican | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |
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2019 | Will Crain | 127,211 | 57.28% | Hans Liljeberg | 94,875 | 42.72% |
William Crain | |
---|---|
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
Assumed office December 11, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Greg G. Guidry |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 62–63) |
Political party | Republican [1] |
Education | Louisiana State University ( BA, JD) |
William J. Crain (born 1961 or 1962) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court since 2019. [1]
Crain is a 1979 graduate of Bogalusa High School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University in 1983. He received his Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1986. [2] [3]
Crain served for 22 years as a partner and lawyer at the Jones Fussell Law Firm in Covington, where he litigated cases in both state and federal courts. [2] [1]
He was a Judge of the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court from 2009 to 2013. From 2013 to 2019, he was a Judge of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal. [2] He was sworn in as an appellate judge on December 14, 2012. [4]
On June 26, 2019, Crain announced his intention to run for a seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated by Greg G. Guidry. [1] Crain headed to a runoff against Hans Liljeberg on November 16, 2019. [5] [6] On November 16, 2019, he went on to win the election, 57% to 42%. [7] [8] Crain was sworn in on December 11, 2019, by his father Judge Hillary Crain. [9]
Crain is a member of the 2011 inaugural class of the Louisiana Judicial Leadership Institute. [10]
He has been married to his wife, Cheri Hackett Crain for 35 years. They have four children: William, Michael, Matthew, and Elizabeth. He is a parishioner at St. Timothy United Methodist Church. [2]
Year | Republican | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Will Crain | 73,534 | 38.61% | Richard Ducote | 21,810 | 11.45% | Hans Liljeberg | 61,859 | 32.48% | Scott Schlegel | 33,242 | 17.45% |
Year | Republican | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Will Crain | 127,211 | 57.28% | Hans Liljeberg | 94,875 | 42.72% |