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The Louisiana Supreme Court will celebrate Constitution Day 2023
The Louisiana Supreme Court will be celebrating Constitution Day 2023 by offering free pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution to visitors of the Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Courthouse. From Monday, September 18th to Friday, September 22nd, anyone who visits the courthouse, located at 400 Royal Street in New Orleans' French Quarter, will receive a pocket-sized version of the document. -
Louisiana Supreme Court Hosts Constitution Day 2022 Observance
Louisiana Supreme Court Hosts Constitution Day 2022 Observance. -
Louisiana Supreme Court Issues Law Day 2022 Resolution
Louisiana Supreme Court Issues Law Day 2022 Resolution. -
Nominations Open Online for Trailblazer Award, Guardian of Diversity Award
Nominations Open Online for Trailblazer Award, Guardian of Diversity Award. -
Nominations Open Online for Trailblazer Award, Guardian of Diversity Award
Nominations Open Online for Trailblazer Award, Guardian of Diversity Award. -
Baton Rouge City Court Judge Yvette M. Alexander Is Sworn in as President of the American Judges Association
Baton Rouge City Court Judge Yvette M. Alexander Is Sworn in as President of the American Judges Association. -
Celebrating 55 Years of Civil Rights: Moving from Why to How
Celebrating 55 Years of Civil Rights: Moving from Why to How. -
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Edwards, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Celebrate the First Gov. P.B.S. Pinchback Breakfast and Honor Retired La. Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Johnson
Gov. John Bel Edwards joined the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus for the inaugural Gov. P.B.S. (Pickney Benton Stewart) Pinchback Breakfast honoring retired Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson. -
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT: The Louisiana Supreme Court Museum Is Named For Retiring Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson
The Louisiana Supreme Court announced today that the Louisiana Supreme Court Museum will be officially named the Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Supreme Court Museum, in tribute to Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, who will retire on December 31, 2020, after over three decades as a Louisiana judge and then justice. -
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT: Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Announces The First Language Access Plan for Louisiana Courts
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson announced the creation of the first-ever statewide Language Access Plan (LAP) for Louisiana’s courts. -
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT: Chief Judge Felicia Toney Williams Announces Her Retirement; Retired Justice Edward Joseph Bleich to Serve as Judge Pro Tempore
Louisiana Supreme Court announced that it has appointed retired Justice Edward Joseph Bleich as judge pro tempore of the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Second Circuit Court of Appeal Chief Judge Felicia Toney Williams, effective October 1, 2020. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS PHILLIPS LLP: Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal Emergency Matters Temporarily Transferred to Louisiana Fifth Court of Appeal
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson announced an Order temporarily transferring emergency matters from the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal to the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. -
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT: Louisiana Supreme Court Announces Changes to Method of Administration of August 24 and October 10, 2020 Louisiana Bar Exam
Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Bar Admissions, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued an Order today announcing modifications to the method of administering the August 24, 2020 and October 10, 2020 Louisiana Bar Exam due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. -
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT: Dr. Angela White-Bazile received the Hidden Figure Award from the National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division
Dr. Angela White-Bazile, Executive Counsel for Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, received the Hidden Figure Award from the National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division during the Virtual Achievement Awards Champagne Reception on July 23, 2020. -
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT: Louisiana Supreme Court Announcement Regarding 2020 Bar Examination
Louisiana Supreme Court issued an Order permitting certain “Qualified Candidates” for admission to the Louisiana State Bar to be admitted to practice without the requirement of sitting for and passing the bar examination in 2020, provided all other usual requirements for admission are met. -
Louisiana bar exam requirement waived due to coronavirus
A divided Louisiana Supreme Court this week said it will allow “qualified” candidates for admission to the Louisiana State Bar to practice law without having to take the traditional bar exam. -
Chief justice calls for 'justice for all' in Louisiana in wake of pandemic and Floyd killing
'Protests are the consequence of centuries of institutionalized racism that has plagued our legal system,' wrote Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson. -
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT: Chief Judge Susan M. Chehardy Appointed as Justice Pro Tempore to the Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson and the Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court have appointed Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Chief Judge Susan M. Chehardy. -
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT: Chief Justice Johnson Receives Esteemed William H. Hastie Award
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson received the William H. Hastie Award in New York. -
Crafting long-term strategic plan is key goal for newly installed president of Louisiana State Bar Association
Working to craft a new long-term strategic plan to keep the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) effective and viable in the coming years is one of the key goals of the organization's newly installed president, Barry H. Grodsky.