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| + | '''Thurmand Leo Boothe''', known as '''Leo Boothe''' (born December 8, 1941),<ref name=intelius>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Thurmand-Boothe?profileid=0CN3Z1Y6XTS|title=Thurmand Leo Boothe|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=February 3, 2020}}</ref> is a former [[judge]] of the 7th Judicial Court, based in [[rural]] Harrisonburg in Catahoula Parish in eastern [[Louisiana]]. He was first elected in 1990 and assumed his seat in 1991. | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | Boothe left the court in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/thurmand-boothe/e64849867716|title=Thurmand Boothe|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=June 9, 2021}}</ref> because the state Judicial Commission found him guilty of five violations:<br> | ||
*Engagement in willful misconduct<br> | *Engagement in willful misconduct<br> | ||
*Engaged in persistent conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice<br> | *Engaged in persistent conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice<br> | ||
*Brought his court into disrepute<br> | *Brought his court into disrepute<br> | ||
*Engaged in improper ex parte communications<br> | *Engaged in improper ex parte communications<br> | ||
| − | *Failure to withdraw from a case when | + | *Failure to withdraw from a case when legally compelled to have done so.<ref name=lbooth>{{cite web|url=http://www.noethics.net/News/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8136:-judge-leo-boothe-of-harrisonburg-la-ethical-dwarf-&Itemid=82|title= |
Judge Leo Boothe of Harrisonburg, LA; ethical dwarf|publisher=Noethics.net|date=August 2014|accessdate=February 3, 2020}}</ref> | Judge Leo Boothe of Harrisonburg, LA; ethical dwarf|publisher=Noethics.net|date=August 2014|accessdate=February 3, 2020}}</ref> | ||
| − | In the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 6, 1991, Boothe ran against two other [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], Jerry | + | In the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 6, 1991, Boothe ran against two other [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], Jerry Ryals Humble (born 1950) of Jonesville, also in Catahoula Parish, and George Crooks Murray, Jr. (1942-2024), of Vidalia, the seat of government for Concordia Parish. Boothe and Humble both polled 46 percent in a low-turnout contest. Murray held the critical 8 percent remaining, which presumably switched in mass to Boothe in the runoff phase of the election on November 16. In that contest, Boothe prevailed, 2,581 votes (56 percent) to Humble's 2,065 (44 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 6 and November 16, 1990.</ref> |
| − | Boothe was admitted to the practice of law in Louisiana in 1970 | + | Boothe was admitted to the practice of law in Louisiana in 1970 after his graduation from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=lbooth/> |
| − | The Louisiana Supreme Court, which meets in [[New Orleans]], netted | + | The Louisiana Supreme Court, which meets in [[New Orleans]], netted Boothe only a one-year unpaid suspension from the bench and ordered him to reimburse and pay the Judicial Commission $11,731.79 in costs of the investigation into his affairs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/louisiana/supreme-court/2013/2012-o-1821.html|title=In re: Judge Leo Boothe, Seventh Judicial District court Catahoula & Concordia Parishes|publisher=Justia.com|date=January 20, 2013|accessdate=February 3, 2020}}</ref> |
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| + | Boothe currently practices law in Ferriday in neighboring Concordia Parish.<ref name=intelius/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:14, November 16, 2025
Thurmand Leo Boothe, known as Leo Boothe (born December 8, 1941),[1] is a former judge of the 7th Judicial Court, based in rural Harrisonburg in Catahoula Parish in eastern Louisiana. He was first elected in 1990 and assumed his seat in 1991.
Career
Boothe left the court in 2014[2] because the state Judicial Commission found him guilty of five violations:
- Engagement in willful misconduct
- Engaged in persistent conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
- Brought his court into disrepute
- Engaged in improper ex parte communications
- Failure to withdraw from a case when legally compelled to have done so.[3]
In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 6, 1991, Boothe ran against two other Democrats, Jerry Ryals Humble (born 1950) of Jonesville, also in Catahoula Parish, and George Crooks Murray, Jr. (1942-2024), of Vidalia, the seat of government for Concordia Parish. Boothe and Humble both polled 46 percent in a low-turnout contest. Murray held the critical 8 percent remaining, which presumably switched in mass to Boothe in the runoff phase of the election on November 16. In that contest, Boothe prevailed, 2,581 votes (56 percent) to Humble's 2,065 (44 percent).[4]
Boothe was admitted to the practice of law in Louisiana in 1970 after his graduation from Louisiana State University Law Center in the capital city of Baton Rouge.[3]
The Louisiana Supreme Court, which meets in New Orleans, netted Boothe only a one-year unpaid suspension from the bench and ordered him to reimburse and pay the Judicial Commission $11,731.79 in costs of the investigation into his affairs.[5]
Boothe currently practices law in Ferriday in neighboring Concordia Parish.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thurmand Leo Boothe. Intelius.com. Retrieved on February 3, 2020.
- ↑ Thurmand Boothe. Mylife.com. Retrieved on June 9, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Judge Leo Boothe of Harrisonburg, LA; ethical dwarf. Noethics.net (August 2014). Retrieved on February 3, 2020.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 6 and November 16, 1990.
- ↑ In re: Judge Leo Boothe, Seventh Judicial District court Catahoula & Concordia Parishes. Justia.com (January 20, 2013). Retrieved on February 3, 2020.