courts and state offices, the Royal Street courthouse had been vacated by the state courts in 1958. The building suffered serious neglect and was in danger of being torn down or altered significantly for other purposes. In the 1980s, the Supreme Court began to explore the possibility of returning to its 1908 building, and throughout the 1990s Calogero fought to win over the legislature to the idea and to acquire state funding for the project. The renovation was completed in 2004, and the Supreme Court and its associated agencies moved back into their former home. The building now lends its dignity to the proceedings of the court and its vitality to the French Quarter. On October 3, 1998, Calogero faced opposition from Republican Charles Cusimano of Metairie in Jefferson Parish, a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and then a state district court judge. Calogero led in the nonpartisan blanket primary with 77,766 votes (49.5 percent), and Cusimano polled 64,711 ballots (41.2 percent). A third candidate held the remaining 8 percent of the vote. Cusimano decided not to contest the general election, and Calogero held the seat by default for another ten years. References External links Pascal Calogero, Judgepedia site 1931 births 2018 deaths Politicians from New Orleans Louisiana Democrats Brother Martin High School alumni Loyola University New Orleans alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni Chief Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court Lawyers from New Orleans Military personnel from Louisiana 20th-century American judges 20th-century American lawyers