2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, 23rd Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division A on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kim Landry and Jason Verdigets. Candidate information follows official Ascension Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Two Republicans qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kim Landry and Jason Verdigets; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Ascension Parish. Verdigets has served as the sitting Division A judge of the 23rd Judicial District Court since taking office on January 1, 2015, per the court's official website.
The court has original jurisdiction over all civil and criminal matters in Ascension, Assumption and St. James parishes. It has six elected judges, in Divisions A through F, and two hearing officers. The courthouse is at 607 E. Worthey St., Gonzales, per the court.
State law splits the district into two election sections, per the Law Library of Louisiana. Voters in Election Section 2 of Ascension Parish vote on this seat, not every voter in the parish.
Jason Verdigets has been the Division A judge and chief judge since January 1, 2015, per the court's site, and he is running for re-election.
Official source: 23rd Judicial District Court, Law Library of Louisiana: 23rd Judicial District boundary history
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Republican
Landry is an Ascension Parish lawyer who graduated from Southern University Law Center in 1996 and has practiced in the parish since about 2000, handling a wide range of criminal and civil cases and working with Volunteer Ascension, per a WAFB profile from her 2018 court race. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
Republican
Verdigets has served as the Division A judge of the 23rd Judicial District Court since taking office on January 1, 2015, following his November 2014 election, and serves as the court's chief judge, per the court's official website. Before joining the bench he was a felony prosecutor with the 23rd Judicial District Attorney's office, where he was named Louisiana's Drug Prosecutor of the Year in 2012, and also maintained a private general law practice. He is a 1995 graduate of East Ascension High School, earned a bachelor's degree from LSU in 2000, and graduated with honors from Southern University Law Center in 2003.
Who is running for District Judge, 23rd Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division A in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, 23rd Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division A on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kim Landry and Jason Verdigets. Candidate information follows official Ascension Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the District Judge, 23rd Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division A election in Louisiana?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Louisiana are on the Louisiana election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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