Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John D. Cates

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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 08:59, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

John D. Cates[edit]

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Fail WP:BIO. Zero notability. scope_creep (talk) 18:15, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Assistant district attorneys are not default notable, and we lack sourcing to show why Cates is notable. Even if he had won the judgeship race he might not be notable, but as a defeated candidate he clearly is not notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:27, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Law-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:14, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Alabama-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:14, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fails WP:NBIO. None of the 3 sources in the article are reliable. GeoffreyT2000 (talk, contribs) 01:05, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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