Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
Recent News About Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
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Louisiana high court ruling for charter schools makes funding law clear, business advocate says
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Supreme Court decision last month in favor of charter schools is a clear victory for backers of those schools, a business lobby president said during a recent interview. -
Former Orleans Parish judge reprimanded for allegedly failing to supervise assistant
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney and former Orleans Parish traffic and civil judge Ronald J. Sholes has been publicly reprimanded following an April 2 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations he failed to adequately supervise a non-lawyer assistant. -
Longtime Breaux Bridge attorney put on interim suspension after prostitution arrest
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Breaux Bridge attorney Walter Glenn Soileau, a former city judge practicing in Louisiana for more than 45 years, has been placed on interim suspension following a March 23 Louisiana Supreme Court order, a few weeks after his arrest on prostitution charges. -
New Orleans attorney suspended following unsuccessful attempt to purchase house from client
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Gregory Swafford has been suspended following a March 23 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations stemming from an unsuccessful attempt to purchase a house from his client. -
Covington attorney receives deferred suspension, probation after admitting to misconduct
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney Christa Hayes Forrester received a fully deferred suspension following a March 23 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding regarding allegations arising from a client matter. -
Former juvenile court judge suspended following auto theft ring indictment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Gretna attorney and former juvenile court Judge David L. Bell has been suspended following a March 16 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney order a little more than a year after a grand jury indicted him for allegedly participating in a Jefferson Parish auto theft ring. -
Education funding ruling is groundbreaking, attorney says
New Orleans-based advocacy lawyer Jay M. O’Brien believes education, private or public, should be funded fairly to every student in the state. -
Supreme Court reverses decision in charter school-funding case
A complaint against the state education system has been reversed based on a ruling brought down by four Louisiana Supreme Court judges. -
Louisiana Supreme Court reverses ruling in case against affordable housing developer
NEW ORLEANS –The Louisiana Supreme Court has reversed a lower court’s decision regarding Orleans Parish Assessor Errol Williams’ fair market value assessments of an affordable housing development. -
Covington attorney granted voluntarily transfer to disability inactive status
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney Joseph Aiavolasiti Kott has been voluntarily transferred to disability inactive status following a March 9 Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
Shreveport attorney suspended over alleged rule violations, failing to cooperate
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Shreveport attorney Laetitia Black has received a partially deferred suspension following a March 13 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding regarding alleged professional conduct rule violations and failing to cooperate with an investigation. -
LASC director chosen for Presidential Leadership Scholars program
Louisiana Supreme Court Division of Children and Families Director Alanah Odoms Hebert is one of 59 scholars chosen to take part in the Presidential Leadership Scholars program. -
Shreveport judge 'grateful' NAWJ conference held in city
Shreveport City Court Judge Sheva M. Sims, who was recently elected as District 6 Director of the National Association of Women Judges, said it was an honor to have the association's conference in Shreveport, a first for the city. -
Natchitoches attorney voluntarily disbarred following 'numerous complaints'
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Natchitoches attorney John Arthur Brittain has been voluntarily disbarred following a March 2 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after "numerous complaints" that included conversion of client funds. -
Chalmette attorney sentenced to probation after admitting to conflict of interest
NEW ORLEANS -- Chalmette attorney Gregory J. Noto, practicing in Louisiana for more than 33 years, has been placed on probation after he admitted to having engaged in a conflict of interest. -
Covington attorney reinstated following 2013, 2016 suspensions
NEW ORLEANS -- Covington attorney James E. Moorman III has been reinstated to practice law following a March 2 Louisiana Supreme Court decree after his suspension in 2016 over multiple counts of misconduct. -
Covington attorney suspended after admitting to filing frivolous claim, misusing trust account
NEW ORLEANS -- Covington attorney James Casey Fos has been suspended for three years following a March 2 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after he admitted to multiple professional conduct rules violations, including filing a frivolous claim and misusing his client trust account. -
New Orleans attorney sentenced to probation after admitting to mishandling client trust account
NEW ORLEANS — Eric O. Person, who has practiced law in Louisiana for more than 43 years, has been placed on two years of supervised probation after he admitted he mishandled his client trust account. -
State Supreme Court calls for consolidation of allegations against attorney
Attorney George Martin Gates IV of Greenbelt, Maryland, could face reprimand or probation following a recent Louisiana Supreme Court order to consolidate allegations against him involving two matters.