Jay McCallum
Jay Bowen McCallum | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office November 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Marcus R. Clark |
| Judge of the Second Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana | |
| In office February 1, 2018 – November 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Harmon Drew |
| Judge of the Third Judicial District Court of Louisiana | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – January 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | James H. Boddie, Jr. (Pro-Tempore) |
| Louisiana State Representative for District 12 (Lincoln and Union parishes) | |
| In office January 1992 – January 1, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Virgil Orr |
| Succeeded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 6, 1960 Bernice, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Deanna Dunham McCallum |
| Residence | Farmerville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Louisiana at Monroe Louisiana State University (J.D.) |
Jay Bowen McCallum (born June 6, 1960) is an American lawyer from Farmerville, Louisiana, who is Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was a judge of the 3rd Judicial District Court for Lincoln and Union parishes since 2003.[1] Previously, McCallum served from 1992 to 2003 as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 12 in Lincoln and Union parishes.[2]
In 2017, McCallum was elected, without opposition, to the Second Circuit Court of Appeal Division A, Second District to fill the remaining term of retiring Second Circuit Judge Harmon Drew. He was re-elected the next year for a full term, again without opposition. Before that, Judge McCallum served as a judge of the Third Judicial District (Lincoln and Union Parishes) 2003-2018. Prior to being elected as a District Judge, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Third Judicial District, and as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1992-2002).
Education and legal career[]
McCallum graduated in 1982 from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, then known as Northeast Louisiana University. In 1985, he graduated from the Louisiana State University Law Center in the capital city of Baton Rouge. He established his law practice in Farmerville, the seat of government for Union Parish. He served as an assistant district attorney for Lincoln and Union parishes prior to running for State Representative District 12.[3]
Legislative career[]
In the State Representative election, McCallum received 8,286 votes (52.4 percent) to Orr's 7,528 (47.6 percent).[4] McCallum was unopposed in the primary elections of 1995 and 1999. He served as vice-chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and sat as well on the Appropriations Committee.[3]
McCallum was succeeded in the House by , a Louisiana Tech faculty member, who won a special election for the seat early in 2003.[5]
Judicial career[]
State judicial career[]
He resigned his seat prior to his twelfth year in office after winning the Division C judge of the 3rd Judicial Court. The previous September, he defeated a judicial candidate, Scott Killen, 10,861 (62.65 percent) to 6,475 (37.35 percent).[6]
Louisiana Supreme Court[]
On November 3, 2020, McCallum was elected to a seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court to serve the remainder of the term of Justice Marcus R. Clark, who retired.[7] He assumed office on November 13, 2020.[8]
Memberships[]
McCallum is a member of the Masonic lodge, the Shriners, Lions International, and the Chamber of Commerce.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Jay B. McCallum". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012: Lincoln and Union parishes" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Louisiana: McCallum, Jay Bowen", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004, 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2003), p. 787
- ^ "Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. October 19, 1991. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ "Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. January 18, 2003. Retrieved August 3, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. September 21, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ Bolden, Bonnie. "Louisiana Supreme Court election: Judge Jay McCallum wins District 4 seat". The News-Star. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ "Associate Justice Jay B. McCallum". www.lasc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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