Kernan "Skip" Hand
| Kernan August "Skip" Hand, Sr. | |
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| Kenner City Council in Jefferson Parish | |
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In office 1979–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Tommy LeBlanc |
| Succeeded by | Forest "Bucky" Landry |
| Louisiana State Representative from District 79 (Jefferson Parish) | |
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In office 1984–1994 |
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| Preceded by | N/A |
| Succeeded by | Danny Martiny |
| Division H Judge in Jefferson Parish | |
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In office 1994–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Hubert A. Vondenstein |
| Succeeded by | Glenn Ansardi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 30, 1945 New Orleans |
| Died | N/A N/A |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Hand |
| Children |
Kernan Hand, Jr. Shannon Hand Jennifer Hand David Michael Hand Olivia Hand William Hand |
| Residence | Kenner, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater | Jesuit High School, University of New Orleans, Loyola Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| In 1994, Hand vacated the Louisiana House of Representatives after a decade of service to launch a nearly 15-year career as a Jefferson Parish state district court judge. On the bench, Hand participated in a number of cases which received extensive media attention. | |
Kernan Hand, Jr. Shannon Hand Jennifer Hand David Michael Hand Olivia Hand
Kernan August Hand, Sr., known as Kernan "Skip" Hand (born December 30, 1945), is a retired state court judge of the 24th Judicial District from Kenner in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. A Republican, Hand served in the "Division H" judgeship from the spring of 1994 until his retirement on December 31, 2008. Previously, he was a member of the Kenner City Council from 1979 until 1982 and of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 79 from 1984 until he stepped down ten years later to assume his judicial position.
Judge began his political career serving on the Kenner City Council from 1979 until 1982.
Hand won the District 79 legislative seat from Jefferson Parish in the general election held on November 19, 1983, when he defeated fellow Republican Herb Cammatte, 4,715 votes (55 percent) to 3,852 (45 percent). That previous month former Governor Edwin Washington Edwards, a Democrat, had successfully staged his third-term comeback against the incumbent Republican David C. Treen, then from Jefferson Parish. On October 24, 1987, Hand won a second legislative term, when he defeated the Democrat Sal Lejarza, 10,128 votes (82.4 percent) to 2,160 (17.6 percent).
In 1991, Hand won his third term in the state House by defeating the Democrat Sherry Schneider, 6,473 (61.5 percent) to 4,047 (38.5 percent). When he left the legislature, Hand was succeeded by a fellow Republican attorney from Jefferson Parish, Danny Martiny, thereafter the state senator from District 10.
Hand won the judgeship in the special election held on March 26, 1994, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Judge Hubert A. Vondenstein (1931–1993), whose service began in 1986. Hand defeated the Democrat Ronald T. Gracianette of Madisonville, 6,326 (59.2 percent) to 4,363 (40.8 percent). After nearly fifteen years on the bench, Hand was succeeded as judge by the former Democratic State Representative Glenn Ansardi of Kenner, who served in the House from 1986 to 2008.
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