Oct 5, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min · 13 segments
On today's episode, we sit down with Lewis Jones, Chief Felony Prosecutor for the Third Judicial District and candidate for District Judge, Division B, in Lincoln and Union Parishes. We talk about why…
A- and, and part of it is, just since I've been in the DA's office, so almost 12 years.
In the almost 12 years I've been in the DA's office, we've had at least nine ADAs come and go.
In the public defender's office, I can think of at least nine public defenders that have come and gone, and it's not like they leave at the same time.
So you have an ADA leave, get replaced, so it takes them a while to get up to speed.
Somebody brand new comes in and it takes a while for them to get, get familiar with their cases and ready to try something.
And, um, do some, and I'm, again, I'm not naming anybody, but some judges are slower too.
I mean, is, is that correct? Or, or it's harder to move cases for certain judges.
A- as you know from having done it, most cases are resolved by a plea, felonies.
A- and, and part of it is, just since I've been in the DA's office, so almost 12 years.
In the almost 12 years I've been in the DA's office, we've had at least nine ADAs come and go.
In the public defender's office, I can think of at least nine public defenders that have come and gone, and it's not like they leave at the same time.
So you have an ADA leave, get replaced, so it takes them a while to get up to speed.
Somebody brand new comes in and it takes a while for them to get, get familiar with their cases and ready to try something.
And, um, do some, and I'm, again, I'm not naming anybody, but some judges are slower too.
I mean, is, is that correct? Or, or it's harder to move cases for certain judges.
A- as you know from having done it, most cases are resolved by a plea, felonies.
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