Jay McCallum explained

Jay McCallum
Office:	Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Term Start:	November 13, 2020
Predecessor:	Marcus R. Clark
State House1:	Louisiana
District1:	12th
Term Start1:	January 1992
Term End1:	January 1, 2003
Predecessor1:	Virgil Orr
Successor1:	Hollis Downs
Birth Date:	6 June 1960
Birth Place:	Bernice, Louisiana, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Education:	University of Louisiana, Monroe (BA) 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012: Lincoln and Union parishes . legis.state.la.us . August 3, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091229154214/http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/h1812-2012.pdf . December 29, 2009 .
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. Web site: Election Results. September 21, 2002. Louisiana Secretary of State. August 3, 2015.
4. Web site: Bolden . Bonnie . Louisiana Supreme Court election: Judge Jay McCallum wins District 4 seat . 2020-11-06 . The News-Star . en-US.
5. Web site: Associate Justice Jay B. McCallum . 2021-05-07 . www.lasc.org.