Jefferson D. Hughes, III
| Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Hughes, III | |
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| Associate Justice (Place 5) of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
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Assumed office February 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Catherine D. Kimball |
| Judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the 1st Circuit, Third District, Division C | |
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In office 2005–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Brady M. Fitzsimmons |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Drake |
| Judge of the Louisiana 21st Judicial District Court for Division F (Livingston, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa parishes) | |
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In office January 1, 1991 – December 31, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph E. "Joe Eddie" Anzalone, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth "Beth" Wolfe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1952 (age 65) Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Parents | Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Hughes, Jr. |
| Residence |
Walker, Livingston Parish Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Denham Springs High School |
| Occupation | Judge; Attorney |
| Religion | Pentecostal Church |
Denham Springs High School
Louisiana State University
Jefferson Davis Hughes, III, known as Jeff Hughes (born January 1952), has been since 2013 a Republican associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Hughes was reared in Denham Springs in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. He graduated from Denham Springs High School, at which he participated in four sports and was his class salutatorian and a National Merit Scholarship finalist. He attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge on an academic scholarship and received a Bachelor of Arts in History with honors. At the Louisiana State University Law Center, he worked on The Louisiana Law Review.
After time as a clerk for Judge Frank Polozola of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, he worked in private practice in Baton Rouge with the firm of Adcock, Dupree, and Shows. He then practiced solo and subsequently became the first attorney to practice in Walker in Livingston Parish.
After twelve years of private practice he was elected in 1990 as a Democrat to the 21st Judicial District Court (Division F) on which he served for fourteen years. He succeeded another Democrat, Joseph E. "Joe Eddie" Anzalone, Jr. (1935-2010) of Hamond in Tangipahoa Parish. He was last elected to the district court in a runoff election in 2002 with fellow Republican Robert H. Harrison, Jr. In that race, Hughes polled 31,042 votes (61.5 percent) to Harrison's 19,436 (38.5 percent).
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