2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, 14th Judicial District Court, Election Section 1, Division J on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sa Trica Williams Bensaadat and Brittany Bell Chavis. Candidate information follows official Calcasieu Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Sa Trica Williams Bensaadat and Brittany Bell Chavis, both Democrats, qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Calcasieu Parish. The seat is currently held by Judge Cynthia Clay Guillory, per the 14th Judicial District Court's own website; she is not a candidate in this race.
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
Louisiana › Calcasieu Parish › District Judge, 14th Judicial District Court, Election Section 1, Division J
Democratic
Sa Trica Williams Bensaadat appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 14th Judicial District Court, Election Section 1, Division J, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Sa Trica Williams Bensaadat.
Democratic
Chavis earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from McNeese State University in 2009 and a Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center in 2012, and was licensed to practice law in Louisiana that October, per her law firm's website. She worked as a law clerk for the 14th Judicial District Court from 2012 to 2014, then as an Assistant District Attorney for Calcasieu Parish from 2014 to 2019, handling misdemeanor, juvenile and felony cases including thefts, drug cases, burglaries and homicides, per the same source. She now runs Chavis Law, LLC, her own practice in Lake Charles focused on family law and criminal law. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Brittany Bell Chavis.
Who is running for District Judge, 14th Judicial District Court, Election Section 1, Division J in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, 14th Judicial District Court, Election Section 1, Division J on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sa Trica Williams Bensaadat and Brittany Bell Chavis. Candidate information follows official Calcasieu Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the District Judge, 14th Judicial District Court, Election Section 1, Division J 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.
How do I see my exact Calcasieu Parish ballot?
Enter your ZIP code in the lookup at theballotbrief.com for the statewide and congressional races, or a full street address to add the county, city and district contests for that location.
Candidate roster from official Calcasieu Parish and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
Cross-check with the official Louisiana election office, or see the full Calcasieu Parish sample ballot and your exact ballot by address.
6 tracked races in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Landed here from another county's search? Look up your own ballot below.