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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.
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.
Democratic
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. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Stephanie Bridges.
Democratic
Lindsay has more than 20 years of courtroom experience and currently serves as a Deputy City Attorney, defending the city's zoning decisions, landmark preservation rulings and public health ordinances, per his campaign website. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar, the New Orleans Bar Association, the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society and the A.P. Tureaud Inn of Court, and volunteers with Son of a Saint, per the same source.
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