[StBernard] Judges, DA win re-election in St. Bernard Parish

[Westley Annis]

Judges, DA win re-election in St. Bernard Parish
by The Times-Picayune 
Friday July 11, 2008, 6:09 PM
Five St. Bernard Parish judges and the district attorney won new six-year
terms in office Friday when no other candidates stepped up to challenge
them. 

In addition, two of the parish's justices of the peace and four of its
constables won without opposition. 

That means on Oct. 4 voters will face a local ballot that includes races for
nine justice of the peace districts and seven constable seats, as well as a
special race for the Parish Council's At-Large East division post. 

John "Jack'' Rowley, who has been district attorney since 1979, was
re-elected to a sixth term. 

And 34th Judicial District Court judges Robert Buckley, Manuel "Manny''
Fernandez, Wayne Cresap, Kirk Vaughn and Jacques Sanborn won re-election to
new terms. Vaughn, who was first elected in 1990, is the parish's senior
judge. 

Constables winning outright were Mitch Perkins in Ward A, Hillary Tinney
Miller in Ward F, Benjamin "Benny'' Ruiz in Ward J and Tony Guerra in Ward
K. Justices of the peace winning were George Wollfarth in Ward B and Glenn
Landry in Ward I. 

In the special council race, Will Guillot, Wayne Landry and Stacy Riley will
vie for the remainder of former Councilman Tony "Ricky'' Melerine's term,
which runs through 2012. Melerine resigned earlier this year due to health
problems. 