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NEW: Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball announced that the Louisiana Supreme Court has appointed 16 members who will sit on the newly established Pro Se Litigant Task Force
Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball announced that the Court’s recently-adopted amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct pertaining to lawyer advertising have been further amended in response to recommendations received from the Louisiana State Bar Association
2008 Louisiana Supreme Court Annual Report (pdf)
2008 Guide to Louisiana Courts (pdf)
2009 State of the Judiciary Address to the Joint Session of the House and Senate Louisiana Legislature by Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball
Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball announced that the Court’s recently-adopted amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct pertaining to lawyer advertising will become effective on October 1, 2009, rather than April 1, 2009, as previously announced
Financial Disclosure Rule for Judges
List of Delinquent Filers
Personal Financial Disclosure Form and Instruction Guide for Judges
Enact Part N, Rule XL of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (signed December 17, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
Amend previously enacted Part N, Rule XXXIX of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (signed December 17, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
Amend Canon 6B of the Code of Judicial Conduct (signed December 17, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
The Louisiana Supreme Court adopted a Court Rule which enacts financial disclosure provisions for state court judges and revised Canon 6 of the Code of Judicial Conduct relative to the restrictions on the receipt and reporting of gifts by judges
Enact Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, Rule XXXIX, Part N "Financial Disclosure by Judges" (signed March 26, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
Amend Canon 6 of the Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct (restrictions on receipt of gifts, etc.) (signed March 26, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
Order amending Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XVII, Section 3(B) regarding Non-Citizen Applicants to the Bar of the State of Louisiana (signed November 12, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
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Chief Justice Pascal Calogero, Jr. announced that the Court's recently-adopted amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct pertaining to lawyer advertising will become effective on April 1, 2009, rather than December 1, 2008, as previously announced
Repeal and reenact the Article XVI, Rule 7 series of the Articles of Incorporation of the Louisiana State Bar Association (effective December 1, 2008)
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Press Release from Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. announcing the Court’s adoption of comprehensive amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct pertaining to lawyer advertising
Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. announced the Louisiana Supreme Court received a letter of apology for the numerous errors contained in the article, The Louisiana Supreme Court in Question: An Empirical and Statistical Study of the Effects of Campaign Money on the Judicial Function
Letter of Apology from Tulane Law School Dean Lawrence Ponoroff
Statement of Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Louisiana Supreme Court, June 12, 2008
(Updated and Revised) Rebuttal of “The Louisiana Supreme Court in Question: An Empirical and Statistical Study of the Effects of Campaign Money on the Judicial Function” By E. Phelps Gay and Kevin R. Tully
A Critique of “The Louisiana Supreme Court in Question: An Empirical and Statistical Study of the Effects of Campaign Money on the Judicial Function” By Robert Newman, Janet Speyrer and Dek Terrell
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