What y’all think about Justice Jeff Hughes?

No clue, but I've stopped putting weight to sworn statements. There's clearly no penalty for lying under oath anymore. You can even do it at a Supreme Court confirmation hearing.

Looks and smells like a political hit piece that has no credibility.

Google the advocate stories that came out this summer

It’s a travesty this pos is on the state’s highest court

This is not an isolated event, according to the papers.

His positions on the LASC haven’t been exactly conservative, either.

After all that has come out over the past few months involving Hughes, why would he leave the house right now?

Nola .com

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In an interview Saturday, Hughes also said he told the ex-councilman, local political operative Johnny E. Blount, that he might find it more financially rewarding to back Hans Liljeberg, the state appeals court judge facing off against Crain in the Nov. 16 runoff.

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On Friday, Liljeberg insisted he was unaware of the alleged offer from Hughes, saying, “I don’t know why he would do that. I wouldn’t think he’d have that much interest in the race.” Should Liljeberg prevail in the runoff, he will have gotten to the state’s highest court with critical support from a key group of backers who helped elect Hughes: a group of powerful trial attorneys led by the Baton Rouge-based Talbot, Carmouche and Marcello law firm.

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What in the actual frick. Hopefully this election cycle will open everyone's eyes to how crucial these judicial elections are and what can potentially happen when we are not paying attention.

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I like Jeff Hughes. The previous attempt to smear him was chocked full of half-truths and out and out lies.

I believe this latest attempt is more of the same.

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What about just what he admitted to the TP? This is a sitting LASC justice making those admissions.