Court News - Louisiana Supreme Court

Year 2017

Court News


12-27-2017	Attorney Henry P. Julien, Jr. has been appointed, by order of the Louisiana Supreme Court, as judge pro tempore of Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Division "A"
12-24-2017	Holiday Closures
12-08-2017	Winter Storm Court Closures
12-05-2017	34th JDC Closure Order
12-01-2017	Supreme Court Closure
11-22-2017	Thanksgiving Closures
11-16-2017	At a meeting of its general membership, the Louisiana District Judges Association elected new officers for the 2017-2018 term
11-10-2017	Veterans Day Closures
10-23-2017	19th JDC Closure Order
10-11-2017	The Louisiana Supreme Court announced today that Edward J. Walters, Jr., has been appointed as an attorney member of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana. Additionally, the Court announced the appointment of attorney Michelle A. Beaty as Deputy Judicial Administrator - Special Counsel for the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana.
10-06-2017	Tropical Storm Nate Closures
10-05-2017	30th JDC Court Closure Order
10-02-2017	Louisiana judges, dressed in their robes, gathered at St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square this morning for the 65th annual Red Mass ceremony, traditionally held the first Monday in October
09-15-2017	The Louisiana Supreme Court will celebrate national Constitution Day Monday, September 18, 2017, by giving away free pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution at the Royal Street courthouse
08-28-2017	Hurricane Harvey Closures
08-21-2017	Iberville Parish Clerk of Court's Office Closure
08-10-2017	Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson is pleased to announce that the 40th annual conference of the National Association of Counsel for Children will be held in New Orleans
08-10-2017	Court Closure Orders
07-24-2017	35th JDC Closure Order
07-12-2017	Updated Louisiana District Court Rules Now Online
07-03-2017	Independence Day Closures
06-22-2017	Tropical Storm Cindy Closures
05-15-2017	Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson welcomed 102 students from two New Orleans area schools to the Louisiana Supreme Court to take part in the Court’s Law Day 2017 activities
05-15-2017	Justice John Weimer welcomed 122 students from Thibodaux High School to the Louisiana Supreme Court on Monday, May 1, 2017 to take part in the Court’s Law Day 2017 activities
05-03-2017	Court Closure Orders
05-01-2017	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 2017 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
04-28-2017	Attorney Cherrell Simms Taplin has been appointed as judge pro tempore of Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Division “J"
04-27-2017	The Louisiana Supreme Court announced that it will host an exhibit entitled Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich
04-18-2017	Chief Justice Bernette J. Johnson will testify at a hearing before Louisiana Senate Committee Judiciary C at 10:00 am today.
04-13-2017	29th JDC Court Closure Order
04-03-2017	24th Judicial District (JDC) Judge John J. Molaison, Jr. and citizen Sibal S. Holt have been appointed as members of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
04-03-2017	35th JDC Closure Order
03-16-2017	Justice Reinvestment Task Force Report
03-16-2017	Louisiana Justice Reinvestment Task Force Releases Comprehensive Plan
03-01-2017	2016 Louisiana Supreme Court Annual Report
02-27-2017	29th JDC Court Closure Order
02-17-2017	15th JDC Closure Order
02-02-2017	Court Closure Orders
02-01-2017	Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court (JDC) Judge Scott Schlegel has been selected by the Presidential Leadership Scholars program to participate in leadership development initiative
01-23-2017	The Louisiana Supreme Court holds court in Baton Rouge at LSU's Paul M. Hebert Law Center
01-06-2017	Court Closure Orders
01-01-2017	COURT CLOSURE ORDERS