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20 De Novo: Newsl. L. Libr. La. 1 (2023)

handle is hein.journals/denov20 and id is 1 raw text is: T hc Nex,,rsJtttr of f '1I'e 1. aw I ibrairv ot I .x)uisiafla L' '1 ' \h :I . L. ,_l 'l, I ',! 1' 1. J '11.5, Y - '1 F:om cb [ £T LEGAL HERO: CHIEF JUDGE JOHN MICHAEL GUIDRY by Miriam Childs Louisiana Supreme Court ChiefJustice John L. Weimer, along with the associate justices, are pausing to celebrate and give honor to Black History Month. Aformer educator who served on the Board of the Louisiana Centerfor Law and Civic Education, ChiefJustice Weimer is dedicated to promoting uni- versal awareness and understanding of the justice system. This is thefirst offour special Black History Month issues of DeNovo, the newsletter of the Law Library ofLoui- siana, that will be distributed statewide by the Louisiana Supreme Court. Each issue willfeature Louisiana legal heroes of the past and present. This week's honoree is the first African American to serve as ChiefJudge ofLouisiana' First Circuit CourtofAppeal, ChiefJudge John Michael Guidry. C hief Judge John Michael Guidry is the 15th Chief Judge of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal and its first African American Chief Judge. Sixteen parish- es comprise the jurisdiction of the First Circuit Court of Appeal, including Ascen- sion, Assumption, East and West Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana, Iber- ville, Lafourche, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Washington Parishes. Chief Judge Guidry was born in 1962 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He Chiefjudge John Michael Guidry earned a B.A. in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 1983. He graduated cum laude from Southern University Law Center in 1987. While Chief Judge Guidry was at- continued on page 2 Law Library of Louisiana Information Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Telephone: (504) 310-2400 TTY: (504) 310-2547 Toll Free (Louisiana only): (800) 820-3038 Fax: (504) 310-2419 Email: librarv@lasc.org Website: lasc.libguides.com At Your Service Miriam Childs - Director Tara Cunningham - Head of Collection Services Sara Pic - Head of Public Services Francis Norton - Research Lawyer/ Librarian Cynthia Jones - Librarian Angela Reaux - Librarian Sebastian Fernandez - Library Assistant Cody Goin - Library Assistant 911

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