Judge Carl Stewart, of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeal, will rule regally as Chief Judge in a bright red robe–a tradition in that storied court.   Click here for full story.   Click here (Photos)

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After strongly resisting the notion for months, the Louisiana Supreme Court declared Tuesday that Justice Bernette Johnson will be the court’s next chief judge when Catherine “Kitty” Kimball retires in Janaury.  That was the right decision and, in truth, it should never have been in doubt.   Click here for full story.

The facts didn’t change.  Bernette Johnson was always the only legitimate candidate to take the cheif justice seat when Kitty Kimball retires from the Louisiana Supreme Court in Janaury.  To figure out who the chief justice is, you’ve got to answer one question:  Who’s been there the longest?   Click here for fully story.

Black and white water fountains may be out, but the state Supreme Court is not ready to abandon the spirit of segregation.  It was quite like old times last week when judges and attorneys maintained racial solidarity at competing church services.  Our old Imperial Wizard David Duke must envy the Supreme Court’s knack for stirring […]

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has its first black chief judge. Monday is Judge Carl E. Stewart’s first day as chief judge of the New Orleans-based appeals court. The Shreveport resident succeeds Judge Edith H. Jones, who stepped down from the post.   Click here for full story.

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 […]

If Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson’s colleagues thought she would sit quietly and let one of her less-experienced colleagues become Louisiana’s next chief justice, well, they just weren’t thinking…[Read More]