Michael Craig (Louisiana judge)
| Michael Owens "Mike" Craig | |
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| Division A Judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court for Bossier and Webster parishes | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Dewey E. Burchett, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1968 Place of birth missing |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Divorced (name of spouse missing) |
| Children |
Including: |
| Parents | Norman Dale and Suzanne Owens Craig |
| Residence |
Bossier City Bossier Parish Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana State University in Shreveport |
| Occupation | Attorney and Judge |
Including:
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Michael Owens Craig known as Mike Craig (born November 1968), is the Division A judge of the 26th Judicial District Court of Bossier and Webster parishes in northwestern Louisiana. Craig resides in Bossier City, but the court is based in nearby Benton and Minden, the seats of government of Bossier and Webster parishes, respectively. All six of these district judges are Republicans.
Craig took his oath of office in January 2009 from then City Judge Cecil Campbell, II, of Minden, with ceremonies in the Bossier Parish Courthouse. Previously, Craig had been in private practice and served for three years with the indigent defenders program and later as assistant district attorney under current DA Schuyler Marvin of Minden in Webster Parish. Craig is a former president of the Bossier Parish Bar Association and current member of the Shreveport and Louisiana bar associations. He received his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University in Shreveport and his law degree, though he is white, from the historically black Southern University Law Center in the capital city of Baton Rouge.
In the 2008 election, Craig waged an unexpected challenge to the twenty-year incumbent Democrat judge, Dewey E. Burchett, Jr., of Benton and narrowly defeated him, 12,182 (51 percent) to 11,683 (49 percent).Craig prevailed by fewer than four hundred votes. Incumbent judges are rarely challenged in northwestern Louisiana, particularly in a controversial campaign. Craig called Burchett a liberal and cited cases in which he claimed the judge had rendered too lenient sentences. Burchett questioned a tax lien filed against Craig by the Internal Revenue Service and issues relating to Craig's divorce.
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