“Experience,” was the message Susan Theall voiced at a forum held at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Tuesday afternoon.
Theall and Vanessa Anseman were initially scheduled to debate but Anseman was not able attended after a district judge Alonzo Harris ruled Monday she was ineligible said moderator Ian Auzenne who is the vice president of the Acadiana Press Club.
“Yesterday district judge Alonzo Harris of St. Landry parish ruled Anseman was ineligible to run,” he said. “Anseman filed an appeal on his ruling and because the appeal is a lengthy process she will not be able to attend.”
Theall, 60, main point of discussion at the forum was emphasizing her qualification to fill the remaining eight years of judge James “Jimmy” Genovese’s 10-year …show more content…
“I do believe to be a judge you must be a lawyer first to know what you are doing as judge,” she said. “For example lets say someone has to rule on questions about evidence, the decision has to be made a quick and I having tried of a lot cases I’m familiar with how cases should be ruled.”
With those experience in mind Theall suggested a change in requirement to the 10 years of practicing law that is required to run for the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal.
“There is a minimum of 10 years to run for this positions,” she said. “You do not know you are as a lawyer in 10 years and I think 15-20 years should be required to run for this position.”
Theall believes her experience as a judge and lawyer will allow her keep her personal beliefs out of cases and solely make a ruling from the facts presented.
“As a judge you learn very quickly that your personal opinions don’t matter,” she said. “Your opinions are solely based off the facts and evidence in front of you.”
She alluded again on how her experience is more valuable than the other two candidates running for the 3rd Circuit Court of
Theall and Vanessa Anseman were initially scheduled to debate but Anseman was not able attended after a district judge Alonzo Harris ruled Monday she was ineligible said moderator Ian Auzenne who is the vice president of the Acadiana Press Club.
“Yesterday district judge Alonzo Harris of St. Landry parish ruled Anseman was ineligible to run,” he said. “Anseman filed an appeal on his ruling and because the appeal is a lengthy process she will not be able to attend.”
Theall, 60, main point of discussion at the forum was emphasizing her qualification to fill the remaining eight years of judge James “Jimmy” Genovese’s 10-year …show more content…
“I do believe to be a judge you must be a lawyer first to know what you are doing as judge,” she said. “For example lets say someone has to rule on questions about evidence, the decision has to be made a quick and I having tried of a lot cases I’m familiar with how cases should be ruled.”
With those experience in mind Theall suggested a change in requirement to the 10 years of practicing law that is required to run for the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal.
“There is a minimum of 10 years to run for this positions,” she said. “You do not know you are as a lawyer in 10 years and I think 15-20 years should be required to run for this position.”
Theall believes her experience as a judge and lawyer will allow her keep her personal beliefs out of cases and solely make a ruling from the facts presented.
“As a judge you learn very quickly that your personal opinions don’t matter,” she said. “Your opinions are solely based off the facts and evidence in front of you.”
She alluded again on how her experience is more valuable than the other two candidates running for the 3rd Circuit Court of