Alicia Jeannette Theriot Knoll was born on January 23,1943 and is a former member of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
18 Facts About Jeannette Knoll
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Jeannette Knoll continued to study music on a voice scholarship at Loyola University Music School in New Orleans.
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Jeannette Knoll was invited to be a guest soloist with the New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony and the New Orleans Summer Pops.
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Much later, in 1996, as a circuit court judge, Jeannette Knoll obtained a master of laws in the judicial process from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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In 1982, Jeannette Knoll was elected to Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit, First District, Division A, which encompassed eight parishes for a 10-year term.
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Jeannette Knoll defeated Alfred Ameen Mansour of Alexandria, fellow Democrat and state court judge, winning with 34,562 votes to 30,124.
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In 1992, Jeannette Knoll won all eight parishes to gain her second 10-year term on the appeals court.
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On September 21,1996, Jeannette Knoll was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court seat for the Third District, which encompassed all or parts of 11 parishes.
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Jeannette Knoll defeated fellow Democrat Jack Crozier Watson, a lawyer from Lake Charles, 102,560 to 84,861 and won by a three-to-one margin in Avoyelles Parish.
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Jeannette Knoll joined the Supreme Court on January 1,1997.
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In 2006, Jeannette Knoll was unopposed for her second and final 10-year term on the high court.
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From 1972 to 1982, Jeannette Knoll had been the first assistant district attorney for the 12th Judicial District Court in Marksville.
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Jeannette Knoll represented pro bono the Selective Service System board in Marksville.
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Jeannette Knoll was an instructor for the Louisiana Judicial College and a past president of the Business and Professional Women's Foundation.
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Jeannette and Eddie Knoll have four living sons, Eddie Knoll, Jr.
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Jeannette Knoll was inducted in 2007 into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame.
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In 2000, Jeannette Knoll was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.
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Jeannette Knoll is the only current member of the Louisiana Supreme Court to have received this honor.