Shreveport City Judge Sheva Sims is currently serving a nine-month suspension from her judicial duties without pay that ends in late December of this year.
Sims’s term ends December 31 of this year.
It is not known if she will be allowed to qualify for re-election.
Shreveport's Trinicia Leonard has published a push card announcing that she will run for Sims’s seat.
Here is a salient quote from the push card that is clearly directed to the service of Sims on this bench:
“As a wife, mother, and practicing attorney in Caddo Parish, I understand how important it is that our courts operate efficiently, respectfully, and fairly for everyone. I am committed to ensuring that City Court remains a place where people are heard, treated with dignity, and receive justice they can trust.”
This election will be on the November ballot.
John came to Shreveport in January of 1977 when he was transferred to Barksdale AFB.
He’s been active in Shreveport politics since deciding to make Shreveport his home.
John practiced law for 40 years and he now monitors local politics. He regularly attends Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings.
John is published weekly in The Inquisitor, bi-monthly in The Forum News, and frequently in the Shreveport Times.
He enjoys addressing civic groups on local government issues and elections.