Stephanie Bridges
Democratic
Biography
Bridges is the newly elected judge of Orleans Civil District Court, Division M, per Big Easy Magazine. She has more than 20 years of experience serving New Orleans families, per The Advocate.
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Judge, Civil District Court, Division M
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Judge, Civil District Court, Division M
2 candidates are tracked for Judge, Civil District Court, Division M on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Stephanie Bridges and Shawn Lindsay. Candidate information follows official Orleans Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Two Democrats qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Stephanie Bridges and Shawn Lindsay; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Orleans Parish. Bridges is the sitting Division M judge, having been newly elected earlier in 2026 to the seat, per Big Easy Magazine.
What this office does
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.
