Divisiveness at state’s highest court over next chief justice


NEW ORLEANS — On a day when the judiciary traditionally comes together for a blessing, there were new signs of divisiveness on the Louisiana’s highest court.

It’s all part of the ongoing dispute over who should be the Louisiana Supreme Court’s next chief justice.

Justice Bernette Johnson has served on the state’s highest bench since 1994. Once Kitty Kimball retires, Johnson will be the longest-serving of all the justices.

 

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