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St Tammany Parish, Louisiana

District Judge, 22nd Judicial District Court, Division E

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2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, 22nd Judicial District Court, Division E on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michele Moore Echols and Cameron Mary. Candidate information follows official St Tammany Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

Two Republicans qualified for this open seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michele Moore Echols and Cameron Mary; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for St. Tammany Parish. The seat opens because sitting Division E Judge William H. Burris was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court, per the Era-Leader.

Michele Moore Echols

Republican

Echols is a lifelong Northshore resident raised in Slidell and has practiced law for more than 25 years in tax, business, estate planning and civil litigation, most recently of counsel at Blue Williams in Mandeville, per her campaign website. She earned a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University New Orleans and a Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida, and was selected by LexisNexis in 2023 to author a chapter of Louisiana Business and Commercial Law, per the same source.

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Cameron Mary

Republican

Mary has 29 years as a practicing attorney and 34 years of courtroom experience, including as a former felony Assistant District Attorney who led more than 20 homicide prosecutions and has been lead counsel in over 150 jury trials, per his campaign website. He has been a partner at Brown & Mary, LLC in Mandeville since 2006, practicing criminal prosecution, criminal defense and civil litigation, per the same source.

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Candidate roster from official St Tammany Parish Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified 2026-09-10. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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