Running for Office: Juvenile Court judge, Section 1A, Richey
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Incumbent Kathleen Stewart Richey is seeking re-election as East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court judge, Section 1A, a position she has held since the court was created in 1991.
“I believe that I am uniquely qualified to serve on the Juvenile Court,” Richey said. “My experience, qualifications and work ethic demonstrate my commitment to my court and my community.”
Richey also was the parish’s first full-time juvenile public defender.
Richey, 54, a Democrat, will face Baton Rouge lawyers Troy Humphrey, a Democrat, and Jerry Arbour, a Republican, on Oct. 4.
Juvenile court is split into two voting districts — 1A and 2B — divided by a jagged boundary line that runs north to south, cutting the parish roughly in half. Section 1A is the eastern half of the parish. Section 1A juvenile court is one of the busiest courts in the state processing hundreds of delinquency cases each year, she said.
Richey said she helped create and implement the Baton Rouge Teen Court, the Eiger Intensive Probation Supervision Program, and the Juvenile Underage Drinking Enforcement program.
She is a graduate of Baton Rouge High School, Louisiana Tech and LSU law school.
She has received numerous honors, including Best Judge by the Baton Rouge Bar Association; YWCA Woman of Achievement; and Judge of the Year by the statewide Court Appointed Special Advocate organization.
She has served on the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Judicial Ethics Committee; the Louisiana Juvenile Justice Advisory Board; the Children’s Code Project Committee; Legislative Task Force on Legal Representation for Children in Need of Care; Louisiana State Court Improvement Project, Steering Committee; and president of the Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
Stewart Richey has served as an adjunct professor at LSU; a trainer for the Juvenile Law Enforcement Officers’ Continuing Education Program and a trainer for the Judicial College.
She is a member of University Presbyterian Church, Big Buddy Program, Epilepsy Association, Families Helping Families, Baton Rouge DeTox and Audu-bon Girl Scout Council. She is a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge and mother of three children.
“I believe that I am uniquely qualified to serve on the Juvenile Court,” Richey said. “My experience, qualifications and work ethic demonstrate my commitment to my court and my community.”
Richey also was the parish’s first full-time juvenile public defender.
Richey, 54, a Democrat, will face Baton Rouge lawyers Troy Humphrey, a Democrat, and Jerry Arbour, a Republican, on Oct. 4.
Juvenile court is split into two voting districts — 1A and 2B — divided by a jagged boundary line that runs north to south, cutting the parish roughly in half. Section 1A is the eastern half of the parish. Section 1A juvenile court is one of the busiest courts in the state processing hundreds of delinquency cases each year, she said.
Richey said she helped create and implement the Baton Rouge Teen Court, the Eiger Intensive Probation Supervision Program, and the Juvenile Underage Drinking Enforcement program.
She is a graduate of Baton Rouge High School, Louisiana Tech and LSU law school.
She has received numerous honors, including Best Judge by the Baton Rouge Bar Association; YWCA Woman of Achievement; and Judge of the Year by the statewide Court Appointed Special Advocate organization.
She has served on the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Judicial Ethics Committee; the Louisiana Juvenile Justice Advisory Board; the Children’s Code Project Committee; Legislative Task Force on Legal Representation for Children in Need of Care; Louisiana State Court Improvement Project, Steering Committee; and president of the Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
Stewart Richey has served as an adjunct professor at LSU; a trainer for the Juvenile Law Enforcement Officers’ Continuing Education Program and a trainer for the Judicial College.
She is a member of University Presbyterian Church, Big Buddy Program, Epilepsy Association, Families Helping Families, Baton Rouge DeTox and Audu-bon Girl Scout Council. She is a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge and mother of three children.
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