Background
Self, Parker was born on January 31, 1959 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
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Louisiana Technical University (Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 1981). Louisiana State Unviersity (Juris Doctor, 1984). Omicron Delta Kappa.
Career
Self received his undergraduate degree in 1981 from Louisiana Technical University in Ruston. In 1984, he procured his law degree from Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge. From 1984 to 2003, Self was engaged in the practice of law.
He is a former chair of the Young Lawyer Section of Louisiana Bar Association and currently serves on the Bill of Rights Section of that organization.
Self is affiliated with the National Association for Court Management and the American Judges Association. He teaches at the North Louisiana Criminal Justice Academy in Plain Dealing in Bossier Parish.
On October 19, 1991, Self ran as a Democrat for the District 37 seat in the Louisiana State Senate, encompassing Caddo and Bossier parishes. The position opened when Sydney B. Nelson, also a Shreveport attorney, retired after three terms.
In the nonpartisan blanket primary, another DemocratGregory J. Barro of Shreveport led the field with 11,224 votes (34 percent).
Republican Ronald Bradford "Ron" Fayard (October 1, 1946 – March 7, 2011), a Mississippi native, real estate broker, and civic leader from Bossier City, trailed with 10,228 votes (31 percent). Self finished a strong third with 29 percent of the vote. In a special election for his newly-created judgeship held on October 4, 2003, Self, still a Democrat, defeated the Republican candidate, "Ted" Johnson, 18,962 (542 percent) to 16,035 (458 percent).
Self since switched his party registration to Republican.
Self and fellow Republicans Nerren, Craig, and Cox were all unopposed in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on November 4, 2014. Jacobs ran without opposition to succeed John M. Robinson.
Thompson to succeed Ford East. Stinson, Junior.Self will become the senior judge of the six-member court in January 2015. The Selfs reside in Bossier City.
Achievements
Politics
Republican Party, Democratic Party.
Membership
Member: Shreveport, Bossier, Louisiana State (Member: Board of Governors, 1993-1994. Young Lawyers Section, District Eight Representative, 1987-1991. Secretary, 1991-1992.
Chairperson-Elect, 1992-1993.
Chairperson, 1993-1994) and American Bar Associations. Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Medical Malpractice Section).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
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Political Party
Republican party
Education
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1984