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1. Chief Justice Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball retires after 20 years of service on the Louisiana Supreme Court bench
2. Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette J. Johnson took her official oath of office as Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
3. Friday, March 1, 2013, the Louisiana Supreme Court will celebrate 200 years of service as Louisiana’s highest
court. In honor of this occasion, the justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court will preside over Bicentennial
Ceremonies commemorating its legal heritage which dates back to 1813
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Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson celebrated her investiture as Chief Justice in a public ceremony which took place on the steps of the Louisiana Supreme Court. She is the 25th chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and the first African-American chief justice of the court since its establishment in 1813
5. The Louisiana Supreme Court celebrated 200 years of serviceas Louisiana’s highest court. In honor of this occasion, the justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court presided over Bicentennial Ceremonies commemorating its legal heritage which dates back to March 1, 1813. The ceremonies took place in the Louisiana Supreme Court courtroom, decorated to recreate the 1913 centennial celebration, which took place 100 years ago
6. The Louisiana Supreme Court announced that 19th Judicial District Judge Anthony Marabella, Jr. and Shreveport attorney Jerry Edwards have been elected Chair and Vice-Chair of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana, respectively
7. 2013 State of the Judiciary Address to the Joint Session of the Louisiana Legislature by Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, Louisiana Supreme Court of Louisiana
8. Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson announced, in recognition of Law Day—May 1st, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a resolution urging all Louisiana state court judges to dedicate the month of May 2013 to reaching out to schools to provide students with an opportunity to learn about the law, the role of judges, and the court system from members of the judiciary
1. Portrait unveiling ceremony of Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball
2. The Louisiana Supreme Court announced that William “Bill” W. Hall and 4th Judicial District Judge Sharon I. Marchman have been elected Chair and Vice-Chair of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana, respectively
3. Chief Justice Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball announced that she will retire from the Louisiana Supreme Court in January 2013, after 20 years of service on the court
4. Chief Justice Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball announced, in recognition of Law Day — May 1st, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a resolution urging all Louisiana state court judges to dedicate the month of May 2012 to reaching out to schools to provide students with an opportunity to learn about the law, the role of judges, and the court system from members of the judiciary
5. The Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Cabildo’s Sala Capitular, the court’s home from 1853 -1910. The temporary change in venue commemorated two important dates in the state’s legal history, the bicentennial of Louisiana’s statehood and the establishment of the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1813, as well as Law Day 2012.
6. Statement issued to clarify recent media accounts related to the dispute over the Office of the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and to provide greater understanding of the procedures and operations of the state Supreme Court
7. The Louisiana Supreme Court announced that beginning August 1, 2012, the Court will take a technological step forward as it launches voluntary e-filing (electronic filing) of documents by attorneys
8. The Louisiana Supreme Court announced that attorney Mary Whitney has been selected to serve as Special Counsel for the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
9. The Louisiana Supreme Court will hold court at Northwestern State University to hear oral arguments
10. The Louisiana Supreme Court will hold court at Northwestern State University today to hear oral arguments on four pending cases
11. The Louisiana Supreme Court announced that 4th Judicial District Court Judge Sharon I. Marchman and 19th Judicial District Court Judge Antony J. Marabella, Jr., have been elected Chair and Vice-Chair of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana, respectively.
12. Chief Justice Kimball's statement on successor
13. Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Walter J. Rothschild and retired judges Jo Ellen Grant and Carolyn Gill-Jefferson have been assigned as judges pro tempore to the 24th Judicial District Court
14. Retired Judge Hillary J. Crain has been assigned as a judge pro tempore of Division G of the 22nd Judicial District Court
9. Attorney Clinton W. Smith has been appointed by order of the Louisiana Supreme Court as judge
pro tempore of Division “A,” Orleans Parish Traffic Court
10. Carol R. LeBlanc and William “Bill” W. Hall have been elected Chair and Vice-Chair of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana, respectively
11. Suzanne H. Stinson, 26th Judicial District Court Administrator for Bossier and Webster Parishes, has been re-elected to the Board of Directors of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
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Scott C. Griffith, Louisiana Supreme Court Deputy Judicial Administrator - Research and Development, was elected to fill one of two At-Large seats on the National Association of Court Management’s (NACM) 15-member Board of Directors
13. At a ceremony held at the 17th Judicial District Court (JDC), the National Council for DWI Courts presented the 2011 Leadership Award to a member of the 17th JDC drug and treatment court team
14. Attorney John “Ross” Smith has been appointed by order of the Louisiana Supreme Court as judge pro tempore of Division “A”, Orleans Parish Traffic Court
15. First Judicial District Court Judge Scott Crichton was elected President of the Louisiana District Court Judges Association (LDJA)
16. Retired Judge Robert J. Klees has been assigned by order of the Louisiana Supreme Court as judge pro tempore to the 29th Judicial District Court, Division “E”
17. Attorney Chauntis T. Jenkins has been appointed by order of the Louisiana Supreme Court as judge pro tempore of Division “K-5" of Orleans Parish Civil District Court
18. At the request of the Louisiana Supreme Court, the United States Marshals Service recently conducted three regional training sessions for Louisiana Sheriffs and their court security personnel in conjunction with the Court’s efforts to improve court security statewide
18. Attorney Jack M. Dampf has been appointed as judge pro
tempore of East Baton Rouge Family Court, Division C
| 2009 Press Release Index |
| 1. Justice John Weimer has been named to serve as the board chairman on the Judicial Budgetary Control Board |
| 2. Judge Frank A. Marullo has been appointed to serve on the Judicial Budgetary Control Board |
| 3. Judge Pamela Baker has been appointed to serve on the Judicial Budgetary Control Board |
| 4. 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. |
| 5. Eleven of Louisiana’s 47 Drug Court Programs were awarded certificates by the Louisiana Supreme Court during the 11th Annual Louisiana Association of Drug Court Professionals Conference; 16th JDC Judge Keith Comeaux receives Jake Hadley Award |
| 6.
The Louisiana Supreme Court’s award-winning web site has recently expanded to include a language translation tool |
7. Justice Chet D. Traylor has announced that he will retire from the Supreme Court of Louisiana, effective
May 31, 2009, after twelve years of service on the court |
| 8. The 2009 Spring Judges Conference will feature an intensive, day-long agenda of training on capital litigation that is mandatory for all newly elected state court judges |
| 9. Chief Justice Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball announced, by unanimous decision, the justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court have appointed Fourth Judicial District Court Judge Benjamin Jones as justice pro tempore of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Fourth District, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Chet D. Traylor |
| 10.
The Law Library of Louisiana is hosting a free continuing legal education (CLE) program in recognition of Law Day 2009 |
| 11. 2009 State of the Judiciary Address to the Joint Session of the House and Senate Louisiana Legislature by Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball |
| 12. Associate Justice Greg G. Guidry investiture ceremony as Supreme Court justice, representing the First Louisiana Supreme Court District |
| 13. 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 |
| 14. 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 |
| 15. Carol R. Leblanc and William W. Hall have been appointed to the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana |
| 16. The Louisiana State Bar Association’s Bar
Admissions Education Initiative Receives 2009 ABA Professionalism Award |
| 17. Charles B. Plattsmier, Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, has been selected as a recipient of the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (CoLAP) 2009 Meritorious Service Award |
| 18.
Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball announced that the Louisiana Supreme Court has appointed 6 members who will sit on the newly established Louisiana Supreme Court Task Force on Court Security |
| 19. Christian W. Andrieu, Chief Information Officer (CIO) within the Judicial Administrator’s Office of the Louisiana Supreme Court, announced his retirement after 13 years of service to the state judiciary |
| 20. Justice Greg G. Guidry presented a grant check to Beauregard Parish Clerk of Court for the acquisition of a new and improved case management system |
| 21. Attorney James M. Williams has been appointed as judge pro tempore of Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Section “J” |
| 22.
Justice Bernette J. Johnson to receive
the 2010 ABA Spirit of Excellence Award for Diversity Leadership |
| 23.
First Circuit Court of Appeal Judge John Michael Guidry has been appointed by the Conference of Court of Appeal Judges to serve as their representative on the Judicial Council of the Louisiana Supreme Court |
| 24.
Attorney William C. Credo, III, has been appointed as judge pro tempore of the 24th Judicial District Court, Section “A” |
| 2008 Press Release Index |
| 1. Attorney Mathile Abramson appointed as judge pro tempore of Division “D,” Twenty-Third Judicial District |
| 2. 10th Annual Louisiana Association of Drug Court Professionals Training Conference held in New Orleans; Judge Sharon Ingram Marchman receives the prestigious Jake Hadley Award |
| 3.
Attorney Byron C. Williams has been appointed as judge pro tempore of Division “E,” Orleans Parish Criminal District Court |
| 4. Louisiana Supreme Court Information Technology Department received a 2007 Global Excellence
Award for Excellence in Business Process Management (BPM) and workflow implementation |
| 5. 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 |
| 6.
Attorney Harvetta Strozier Colvin has been appointed as judge pro tempore of Shreveport City Court, Division “C” |
| 7. 2008 State of the Judiciary address to the joint session of the house and senate Louisiana legislature by Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. |
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The Louisiana Supreme Court announced that Sharonda R. Williams and Mark A. Delphin have been appointed to the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana |
| 9. The Louisiana Supreme Court has appointed retired Judge Robert J. Klees to serve as Supernumerary Judge Pro Tempore of the 25th Judicial District, Parish of Plaquemines |
| 10. The Louisiana Supreme Court Drug Court Office will hold a New Drug Court Training in Monroe, Louisiana during the week of May 5, 2008 |
| 11.
Charles Connell Wilson has been assigned as Justice of the Peace pro tempore for the Parish of St. Charles, Justice of the Peace District One |
| 12.
Attorney Chris J. Roy, Sr. appointed as judge pro tempore of the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit |
| 13. Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. announced the Court’s adoption of comprehensive amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct pertaining to lawyer advertising |
| 14.
Attorney Deborah Majeeda Snead has been appointed as judge pro tempore of Division “E,” Orleans Parish Criminal District Court |
| 15.
The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee will be conducting educational seminars throughout the state |
| 16.
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Pascal Calogero, Jr. announced today that the Louisiana Supreme Court will be open on Friday, August 29, 2008 from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. to receive court filings |
| 17. 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 |
| 18. 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 |
| 19. The Louisiana Supreme Court announced that First Circuit Court of Appeal Judge John Michael Guidry
has been appointed to the Louisiana Judicial College Board of Governors |
| 20. The justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court honored Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. in an en banc ceremony held in the Supreme Court courtroom |
| 21. Attorney Christopher H. Riviere was recognized for his service as a member of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board in a ceremony at the Louisiana Supreme Court |
| 22. Justice Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball will be sworn-in as Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, making her the first woman in the history of the state to be Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court |
| 23. Attorney Preston Joseph Castille, Jr. has been appointed to serve as judge pro tempore of Division “B,” Baton Rouge City Court |
| 2007 Press Release Index |
| 1. Judicial Candidates Urged to Contact Campaign Oversight Committee |
| 2.
Chief Justice Calogero announces beginning in January 2007, the Louisiana Supreme Court’s oral arguments will be broadcast live on the Internet through the Court’s website |
| 3. Portrait unveiling of retired Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., the first African-American elected to sit on the Louisiana Supreme Court |
| 4. John C. Welborn, Jr. assigned as Justice of the Peace pro tempore |
| 5.
Order increasing the annual disciplinary fee assessment paid by lawyers |
| 6. Portrait unveiling of former Fourth Circuit Judge Ernest N. “Dutch” Morial, the first African-American to sit on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal |
| 7.
Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette J. Johnson hosted 120 seventh and eighth grade students from Sophie B. Wright Academy of Excellence for Law Day 2007 |
| 8.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society announced the opening of the Louisiana Supreme Court Museum |
| 9. 2007 State of the Judiciary address to the joint session of the house and senate Louisiana legislature by Pascal F. Calogero, Jr.
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| 10. Louisiana Protective Order Registry Receives FBI Award |
| 11. Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. to receive the
Fourth Annual Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence |
| 12. Suzanne H. Stinson, Court Administrator for the 26th Judicial District Court, became a Fellow of the Institute for Court Management (ICM) |
| 13.
Attorney Bonita Preuett-Armour has been appointed to the Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee |
| 14.
Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee to conduct an Educational Seminar on September 25, 2007 |
| 15.
Louisiana Judicial Administrator Hugh M. Collins, Ph.D. awarded the prestigious Kenneth Palmer Award |
| 16.
The 2007 New Orleans Area Inns of Court Annual Meeting held at the Louisiana Supreme Court |
| 17. Louisiana Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. to receive the Fourth Annual Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence |
| 2005
Press Release Index |
| 1. Janzen
to serve as Chief Judge of Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court |
| 2. James
R. Dagate, Michael S. Walsh, Charles C. Beard and Martin
Louis Chehotsky appointed to the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary
Board |
| 3. State
Supreme Court to sit at Southeastern Louisiana University
in Hammond |
| 4. Changes
to Rules 5.5 and 8.5 of the Louisiana Rules of Professional
Conduct, the adoption of a new "in-house
counsel" rule, and transitional rules pertaining
to the in-house counsel rule. |
| 5. 19th
Judicial District Drug Court Treatment Program graduates
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| 6. Louisiana
Supreme Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., presented
with Beacon of Justice Award by the Southeast Chapter
of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), honoring
the Chief Justice as Jurist of the Year. |
| 7. 2005
State of the Judiciary Address |
| 8. Ciaravella
and 21st JDC Judge Morrision appointed to the Judiciary
Commission of Louisiana |
| 9. The
Louisiana Protective Order Registry (LPOR), a program
of the Judicial Administrator's Office of the Louisiana
Supreme Court, will conduct a half-day training seminar
in New Iberia on June 24, 2005 |
| 10. Retired
Judge Andrew B. Gallagher has been appointed to the Judicial
Campaign Oversight Committee and former committee members
Debra Simmons Neveu, Dr. Christopher Cenac, and Gale B.
Clausen have been re-appointed. |
| 11. Louisiana
Supreme Court Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. announces
the Conference of Chief Justices’ adoption of a
resolution on wrongful criminal convictions. |
| 12. Louisiana
Supreme Court Update from Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero,
Jr. |
| 13. Williams
appointed judge pro tempore of 24th JDC Division C |
| 14. October
25, 2005 Press Release on return to Royal Street and updated
closure and filing information |
| 15. October
26, 2005 Press Release concerning Continuing Legal Education
carryover hours. |
| 16. Louisiana
Supreme Court returns to Royal Street Courthouse Monday,
December 5, 2005 |
| 17. Attorney
Sam A. LeBlanc, lll appointed to serve as judge pro tempore
of the First District, Division "B," Court of
Appeal, Fifth Circuit |
| 18. Location
and Contact Information for Courts affected by Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita |
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