Cade Cole
Cade Cole | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office March 10, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | James T. Genovese |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cade Richard Cole 1982 or 1983 (age 43–44) |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Tulane University (BA, JD) |
Cade Richard Cole (born 1983)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court since 2025.
Education
[edit | edit source]Cole received a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University[2] and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School.[3][4] While in law school, he received the award for highest performance in Obligations II, Income Tax, Public Utility law and Energy Regulation.[5] 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.[3]
Legal career
[edit | edit source]When serving as a tax judge, Cole was the only judge in Louisiana with statewide jurisdiction. He has served on the DeQuincy Municipal Court and was the city attorney for Sulphur, Vinton, and DeQuincy.[3][6] He was also a prosecutor and an Assistant District Attorney in the Louisiana 38th and 14th Judicial Districts.[3]
Cole also served as Special Master to expedite the resolution of hurricane related suits in 16 Louisiana parishes and in the United States District Court for Western Louisiana.[7][8][9] He also served as a member of the vetting committee for federal judicial appointments in Louisiana during the first term of President Donald Trump.[3] He chaired the federal court's Magistrate Judge Selection Committee in 2023.[3]
It was reported by The Advocate that Cole was “the early favorite” to succeed Justice James T. Genovese on the Louisiana Supreme Court.[10][6]
Cole was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court on January 29, 2025, when no other candidates qualified to run against him.[11][12] He was sworn into office on April 3, 2025 by retired Justice Jeannette Knoll.[13]
Memberships and awards
[edit | edit source]Cole is a member of the Florida and Louisiana bars.[4] He previously served as Louisiana State College Republican Chair and as a member of the Federalist Society.[10] He is a past member of the Louisiana Baptist Convention's Committee on Moral and Social Concerns and was appointed to the Louisiana Service Commission by Governor Mike Foster.[3]
Cole received the 2013 President's Award for Outstanding Service to the Southwest Louisiana Bar Association for work to stabilize indigent defense funding.[5]
Cole has served the Louisiana State Bar Association as Tax Section Chair, House of Delegates Member, and Member of the CLE Programming Committee.[5] He previously served as Chairman of the Tax Law Advisory Commission for the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ https://lailluminator.com/2025/02/03/cade-cole-becomes-louisianas-newest-supreme-court-justice-without-opposition/
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