Jay McCallum

Jay Bowen McCallum (born June 6, 1960) is an American lawyer from Farmerville, Louisiana, who is Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was a judge of the 3rd Judicial District Court for Lincoln and Union parishes since 2003.[1] Previously, McCallum served from 1992 to 2003 as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 12 in Lincoln and Union parishes.[2]

Jay Bowen McCallum
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Marcus R. Clark
Judge of the Second Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana
In office February 1, 2018 – December 31, 2020
Preceded by	Harmon Drew
Judge of the Third Judicial District Court of Louisiana
In office January 1, 2003 – January 31, 2018
Preceded by	James H. Boddie, Jr. (Pro-Tempore)
Louisiana State Representative for District 12 (Lincoln and Union parishes)
In office January 1992 – January 1, 2003
Preceded by	Virgil Orr
Succeeded by	Hollis Downs
Personal details
Born	June 6, 1960 Place of birth missing
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Deanna Dunham McCallum
Residence	Farmerville, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Louisiana at Monroe Louisiana State University (J.D.)

In 2017, McCallum was elected, without opposition, to the Second Circuit Court of Appeal Division A, Second District to fill the remaining term of retiring Second Circuit Judge Harmon Drew. He was re-elected the next year for a full term, again without opposition. Before that, Judge McCallum served as a judge of the Third Judicial District (Lincoln and Union Parishes) 2003-2018. Prior to being elected as a District Judge, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Third Judicial District, and as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1992-2002).

Education and legal career

McCallum graduated in 1982 from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, then known as Northeast Louisiana University. In 1985, he graduated from the Louisiana State University Law Center in the capital city of Baton Rouge. He established his law practice in Farmerville, the seat of government for Union Parish. He served as an assistant district attorney for Lincoln and Union parishes prior to running for State Representative District 12.[3]

Legislative career

In the State Representative election, McCallum received 8,286 votes (52.4 percent) to Orr's 7,528 (47.6 percent).[4] McCallum was unopposed in the primary elections of 1995 and 1999. He served as vice-chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and sat as well on the Appropriations Committee.[3]

McCallum was succeeded in the House by Hollis Downs, a Louisiana Tech faculty member, who won a special election for the seat early in 2003.[5]

State judicial career

He resigned his seat prior to his twelfth year in office after winning the Division C judge of the 3rd Judicial Court. The previous September, he defeated a judicial candidate, Scott Killen, 10,861 (62.65 percent) to 6,475 (37.35 percent).[6]

Louisiana Supreme Court

On November 3, 2020, McCallum was elected to a seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court to serve the remainder of the term of Justice Marcus R. Clark, who retired.[7]

Memberships

McCallum is a member of the Masonic lodge, the Shriners, Lions International, and the Chamber of Commerce.[3]

References

1. "Jay B. McCallum". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
2. "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.
3. "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
4. "Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. October 19, 1991. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
5. "Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. January 18, 2003. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
6. "Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. September 21, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
7. Bolden, Bonnie. "Louisiana Supreme Court election: Judge Jay McCallum wins District 4 seat". The News-Star. Retrieved 2020-11-06.