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The Court Rules Committee hereby posts the following proposed changes to the Louisiana District Court Rules:

Rules for Louisiana District Courts - Spring 2010 Proposed Edits

These proposed edits will appear on this website for thirty days, beginning on March 15, 2010. A notice of the edits, as well as a link to the edits, will appear: (1) on the LSBA website (http://www.lsba.org/); and (2) in all LSBA weekly online newsletters during the thirty-day period.

Interested parties who wish to comment on these proposed changes during the thirty-day period may do so via electronic mail or U.S. Mail. Please direct all e-mails to webmaster@lasc.org. Please send all U.S. Mail to:

Court Rules Committee

Louisiana Supreme Court

Office of the Judicial Administrator

400 Royal Street, Suite 1190

New Orleans, LA 70130-8101

Once the thirty-day period has expired, the Court Rules Committee will review any comments, make any changes it deems appropriate, and then submit a final draft to the Louisiana Supreme Court for review and approval.

NEW: Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society Annual Meeting and Program to take place Tuesday, March 23

NEW: Update on Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball (2/22/10)

NEW: Justice Bernette J. Johnson to receive the 2010 ABA Spirit of Excellence Award for Diversity Leadership

Financial Disclosure Rule for Judges

Personal Financial Disclosure Statement and Instruction Guide for Judges

Personal Financial Disclosure Statement for Justices of the Peace

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