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10 De Novo: Newsl. L. Libr. La. 1 (2012-2013)

handle is hein.journals/denov10 and id is 1 raw text is: Farewell, Chief Justice Kimball 3 PORTRAIT OF A JUSTICE by Miriam Childs Library to Sponsor CLE 3 Riding Circuit 4 An Evening With Justice Holmes Louisiana Supreme Court Portrait Collection Marie Erickson's Retirement Gail Bragg 5 6 7 8 Law Library of Louisiana Hours Monday - Thursday 9am - 6pm Friday 9am - 5pm Telephone (504) 310-2400 Fax (504) 310-2419 Toll Free (Louisiana only) 800-820-3038 www.lasc.org At Your Service Georgia Chadwick - Director & Head of Public Services Miriam Childs Head of Technical Services Jennifer Creevy- Serials/Acquisitions Librarian Marie Erickson Research Lawyer/Librarian Tara Lombardi - Reference & Collection Development Librarian Katie Nachod - Reference & Electronic Resources Librarian Gail Bragg Administrative Assistant Ruth Mahoney - Library Associate Daphne Tassin - Library Associate On February 1, 2013, Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson will become the first African- American ChiefJustice ofthe Louisiana Supreme Court. J ustice Bernette Joshua Johnson will become Chief Justice of the Loui- siana Supreme Court on February 1 2013, the first African-American to be the administrator of the state's entire legal system. Though Justice Johnson's career highlights are well known, this auspicious oc- casion calls for a retrospec- tive of her life and work. Born in Ascension Parish, Justice Johnson grew up in New Orleans. She gradu- ated as the valedictorian from Walter L. Cohen High School in New Orleans and went on to attend Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia on scholarship. After re- ceiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964 from Spel- man, Justice Johnson at- tended LSU Law School. She was one of the first African-American women to graduate from LSU's law program, earning a J.D. in 1969. While a law student, Justice Johnson interned with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division working on cases filed to implement the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Justice John- son also clerked for Ernest N. Dutch Morial in 1969. Community service and a calling to work towards so- cial justice on behalf of the poor, the elderly, and the disadvantaged have been hallmarks of Justice John- son's career. In the 1960s, she volunteered to be a com- munity organizer for the NAACP's Legal Defense and Education Fund. She worked with community groups in several South- ern states to disseminate information about school desegregation decisions, en- couraging parents to enroll their children in newly-de- segregated schools. Justice Johnson organized house- hold workers who, with her assistance, were successful in their efforts to obtain So- cial Security benefits and to be paid minimum wage. continued on page 2 Volume 10, Issue 1 Fall/Winter 2012 -DIE NOOo The Newsletter of The Law Library of Louisiana

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