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Jay Bowen McCallum
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Assumed office
November 13, 2020
Preceded byMarcus R. Clark
Judge of the Second Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana
In office
February 1, 2018 – November 13, 2020
Preceded byHarmon Drew
Judge of the Third Judicial District Court of Louisiana
In office
January 1, 2003 – January 31, 2018
Preceded byJames H. Boddie, Jr. (Pro-Tempore)
Louisiana State Representative for District 12 (Lincoln and Union parishes)
In office
January 1992 – January 1, 2003
Preceded byVirgil Orr
Succeeded byHollis Downs
Personal details
Born (1960-06-06) June 6, 1960 (age 63)
Bernice, Louisiana, U.S.
Residence(s)Farmerville, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Louisiana at Monroe
Louisiana State University (JD)

Jay Bowen McCallum (born June 6, 1960) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court since 2020. He is a former Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[1]

Education and legal career

McCallum received his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (then Northeast Louisiana University), in 1982, and his Juris Doctor degree from the Louisiana State University Law Center in 1985.[2]

Judicial career

McCallum was elected to the Louisiana 3rd Judicial Court in September 2002, taking office the following year.[3] On November 3, 2020, McCallum was elected to a seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Justice Marcus R. Clark.[4] McCallum assumed office on November 13, 2020.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012: Lincoln and Union parishes" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Louisiana: McCallum, Jay Bowen", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004, 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2003), p. 787
  3. ^ "Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. September 21, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Bolden, Bonnie. "Louisiana Supreme Court election: Judge Jay McCallum wins District 4 seat". The News-Star. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  5. ^ "Associate Justice Jay B. McCallum". www.lasc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by Louisiana State Representative for District 12
(Lincoln and Union parishes)

1992–2003
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Division A Judge of the Louisiana 3rd Judicial District Court (Lincoln and Union parishes)
2003–2020
Preceded by Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
2020–present
Incumbent