Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Charles B. Plattsmier announced his retirement effective March 31, 2024. At nearly 28 years of service, Mr. Plattsmier is the longest-serving Chief Disciplinary Counsel in recent history.

The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana announces the election of Orleans Criminal District Court Judge Robin D. Pittman as Commission Chair, and Suzanne H. Stinson as Vice-Chair; the recent appointments of three new members to the nine-member Judiciary Commission: Mr. Lloyd J. Clark of Jefferson Parish, attorney Thomas C. Wicker, IV of Orleans Parish, and attorney David Ardoin of Lafourche Parish; and the appointment of attorney Kelly Blackwell as Judiciary Commission Counsel.

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently accepted an invitation by Loyola University New Orleans College of Law to hold oral arguments on the school’s uptown campus.

Retired Assistant United States Attorney Mary Mudrick has been appointed to serve as judge pro tempore of Shreveport City Court Division C, effective January 8, 2024 through December 31, 2024, or until the vacancy is filled, whichever occurs sooner. The vacancy is the result of the retirement of Shreveport City Court Judge Pammela Lattier on December 31, 2023.

Chief Judge John Michael Guidry of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal has been elected Secretary-Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal (CCJSCA). His one-year term began Oct. 27 during the CCJSCA Annual Conference in Charleston, South Carolina.