“I believe our courts should be fair, respectful, and accessible to everyone.”
— Trinicia Leonard, on announcing her candidacy
Leadership. Integrity. Justice.
For our community.
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What she's running on
City Court is where most people in Shreveport actually meet the justice system — a traffic ticket, an eviction, a small claim, a misdemeanor. How it treats them is how they judge all of it.
The law applied evenly, whether you arrive with an attorney or on your own. No one should feel the outcome was decided before they spoke.
Trinicia has stood on both sides of the courtroom — as a prosecutor for Caddo Parish and as a defense attorney. That perspective is the whole argument for impartiality: she has seen what it costs when a court stops listening, from both chairs.
Every person who enters City Court — defendant, victim, witness, attorney, or family member — deserves to be treated with dignity and heard with patience.
Judicial temperament is not a soft quality. It is the difference between a court the public trusts and one it avoids. Trinicia’s commitment is to a courtroom where preparation and courtesy are the standard, not the exception.
Cases heard promptly, procedures explained in plain language, and a docket that respects the fact that people take off work to be there.
A missed shift can cost someone their job. Delay is not a neutral inconvenience in a court where most people appear without counsel — it is a real cost borne by the people least able to absorb it.
Born and raised in Montgomery, Louisiana, I was taught early the value of hard work, faith, and service to others.
Meet Trinicia
Trinicia Leonard was born and raised in Montgomery, Louisiana, and built her legal career in Shreveport's courtrooms. She served as a Caddo Parish prosecutor, and today runs her own practice handling criminal defense and family law.
That combination is unusual, and it is the whole argument. She has had to prove a case and had to answer one. She has sat with victims and with families facing the worst day of their lives. A judge who has only ever done one of those jobs is working with half a picture.
9 +
Years practicing law in Louisiana
Admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 2017
2
Sides of the courtroom
Prosecutor for Caddo Parish, then defense attorney
12
Public endorsements
Elected officials, attorneys, and community leaders
Standing with Trinicia
Attorneys who have appeared opposite her, elected officials who know her record, and leaders who have watched her serve.
Rashid Young
Louisiana State Representative
Sam Dowies
Sheriff
Sarah Smith
Shreveport Attorney
Ricky Swift
Shreveport Attorney
Jordan Young
Shreveport Attorney
McKinley James
Attorney
Sean Crain
Attorney
Ernest Gilliam
Attorney
James Word
Attorney
Daniel Farris
Attorney
Roxanne Williams
Captain
Janice R. Torres
Flight Chief, USAF
In the news
Trinicia Leonard to Oppose Shreveport City Judge Sims Reelection
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This race will be decided by a small number of voters in Division D. If you live here, your vote carries real weight — and so does bringing one neighbor with you.
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