Cade Cole
Cade R. Cole is an attorney and Tax Judge in Louisiana.
Education[edit]
Cole graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelors Degree in 2005 before getting his J.D. from Tulane School of Law in 2008.[1] [2] At Tulane Law School, he received the award for highest performance in Obligations II, Income Tax, and Energy Regulation.[3] After law school, Cole served as a Law Clerk to Justice Jeannette Knoll of the Louisiana Supreme Court before entering private practice in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1]
Legal career[edit]
Cole served on the DeQuincy Municipal Court and was the City Attorney for towns of Sulphur, Vinton, and DeQuincy.[1][4] He was also a prosecutor and an Assistant District Attorney in the Louisiana 38th and 14th Judicial Districts.[1]
Cole also served as Special Master to expedite the resolution of Hurricane Cases in 16 Louisiana Parishes and in the United States District Court for Western Louisiana.[5][6][7] He also served as a member of the vetting committee for federal judicial appointments in Louisiana during the term of President Donald Trump.[1] He chaired the federal court’s Magistrate Judge Selection Committee in 2023.[1]
It was reported by The Advocate that Cole is “the early favorite” to succeed Justice James T. Genovese on the Louisiana Supreme Court.[8][4] He was endorsed by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill who stated that Cole is "smart and hard-working, and he has the character and integrity we expect from members of our state’s highest court."[8]
Memberships and awards[edit]
Cole is a member of the Florida and Louisiana bars.[2] He previously served as Louisiana State College Republican Chair and as a member of the Federalist Society.[8] He is a past member of the Louisiana Baptist Convention’s Committee on Moral and Social Concerns and was appointed to the Louisiana Service Commission by Governor Mike Foster.[1]
Cole received the 2013 President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Southwest Louisiana Bar Association for work to stabilize indigent defense funding.[3]
Cole has served the Louisiana State Bar Association as Tax Section Chair, House of Delegates Member, and Member of the CLE Programming Committee.[3] He previously served as Chairman of the Tax Law Advisory Commission for the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Louisiana State Court of Tax Appeals :: Local Tax Division". labta.la.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ a b "Lawyer Directory – The Florida Bar". Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ a b c "Louisiana State Court of Tax Appeals :: Members". labta.la.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ a b Bridges, Tyler (2024-07-03). "A college president here, a Supreme Court justice there: Jeff Landry is making moves". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ [chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/607d87a3a13d08033aa98507/t/61e183961f0a103366c89c2a/1642169239315/Liv+Case+Management.pdf "Case Management Order Regarding Certain Property Damage Suits Arising from Hurricane Ida"] (PDF). December 29, 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Jackson v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 22-cv-4450 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Paterson, Blake (2022-04-30). "A court ordered an insurer to pay a penalty for slow-walking a policyholder. Are there more to come?". The Advocate. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ a b c Bridges, Tyler (2024-07-02). "Jeff Landry backs this candidate to be next president of Northwestern State". The Advocate. Retrieved 2024-07-15.