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CONTACT PERSON:
VALERIE WILLARD
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
(504) 599-0319
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MAY 14, 2001 |
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Chief Justice Pascal
F. Calogero, Jr. announced today that Retired Judge Robert
L. Lobrano has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Louisiana
as justice pro tempore of the Supreme Court of Louisiana,
Sixth District to fill the vacancy created by the retirement
of Justice Harry T. Lemmon. The Chief Justice further announced
that Second Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Felicia Toney Williams
has been appointed as a justice pro tempore to assist
with the docket of Justice Bernette J. Johnson, who is recovering
from a minor injury, and that Retired Judge Phillip C. Ciaccio
has been appointed as a supernumerary justice pro tempore.
Lobrano's appointment
will be effective May 17, 2001 through November 17, 2000,
or until the vacancy is filled, or until further orders of
the Court, whichever occurs sooner, at which time this appointment
shall terminate. Williams will hear oral argument and participate
in the disposition of opinions of cases orally argued May
14, 2001 through May 17, 2001. Ciaccio's appointment will
be effective May 14, 2001 through June 2, 2001 or until further
orders of the Court.
Lobrano received both
his B.B.A. degree and his law degree, with honors, from Tulane
University. He was a member of the Tulane Law Review, Order
of the Coif and Tulane Moot Court Board and was the overall
Tulane Moot Court winner in 1967. He was first elected judge
to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit in October 1981 and
served in that capacity until his retirement on December 31,
1998. Prior to his election to the bench, he was in the private
practice of law with the firm Lobrano, Ballay and Braud. He
is a member of the American and Louisiana Bar Associations
and a past President of the House of Delegates of the Plaquemines
Bar. He has served as an adjunct professor for the Tulane
Trial Advocacy Program, as well as a panelist on numerous
Judicial College seminars. Since his retirement, Lobrano has
served as judge pro tempore on the Court of Appeal,
Fifth Circuit and on various district courts.
Williams received her
B.A. from Southern University and J.D. degree from Southern
University School of Law where she was Editor-in-Chief of
the Law Review. Prior to her election to the circuit court,
she served as judge of Division "B" of the 6 th Judicial District
Court for East Carroll, Madison and Tensas Parishes. She was
also an Assistant District Attorney for the 6 th Judicial
District and was in the private practice of law. She is a
member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana
Task Force on Women in the Courts and Who's Who in American
Law.
Retired Judge Ciaccio
served as judge for the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit from
1982 until his retirement in 1997. Prior to his election to
the bench, he served as City Councilman for District E of
the City of New Orleans.
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