About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

15 De Novo: Newsl. L. Libr. La. 1 (2018)

handle is hein.journals/denov15 and id is 1 raw text is: 



















GENDER & RACIAL DIVERSITY OF LOUISIANAS JUDGES
by Miriam Childs


SLLS 50th Anniversary CLE

NAWJ Color of Justice Event

State v. Plessy CLE

Bessie Margolin CLE

Farewell to Professor Pascal

COSCA Reception

Announcements




   Law  Library of Louisiana
         Information


From left to right: Heather L. Johnson, research assistant professor, Newcomb College Institute; ChiefJustice
Bernettef Johnson, Louisiana Supreme Court; Caroline Fredrickson, president oftheAmerican Constitution
Society; ChiefJudge Carl E. Stewart, U S. Court ofAppeals for the Fifth Circuit; Sally J Kenney, executive
director ofNewcomb College Institute; and David D. Meyer, dean of Tulane Law School


        I'                      followed  the   presentation
O    n Thursday, January  25,   of a report published by the
2018, Chief  Justice Bernette   Newcomb College Institute
Johnson     participated   in   entitled The Gender and Race
a  panel  discussion on  the    of Louisianak Judges  1992-
gender  and racial diversity of 2017,  authored  by  Sally J.
the Louisiana  judiciary. She   Kenney, professor of political
was  joined  by Chief  Judge    science and Executive Direc-
Carl  E.  Stewart, from  the    tor of the Newcomb  College
U.  S. Fifth  Circuit  Court Institute,   and   Heather   L.
of  Appeals,   and  Caroline   Johnson,    research    assis-
Fredrickson, President of the   tant professor. Data   from
American      Constitutional    the Louisiana  Secretary  of
Society. The panel  was held    State's office was  used  to
at Tulane  Law   School  and    compile  the report's statis-
was  attended  by  over  200    tics. All levels of the judi-
people.                         ciary were  covered  -   city
                                courts, parish courts, district
TIhe     panel     discussion   courts, appellate courts, the


Louisiana   Supreme   Court,
and  federal courts.

The   statistics show that
more  women   and non-white
judges  are members   of the
judiciary in  2017   than  in
1992,  but  much of those
gains  came   from   Orleans
Parish. In 1992, women  held
22 out of a total of 215 seats
in all state courts, about 10%;
by  2017, women held 116
out  of 367  seats, or about
30%.  For  non-white  judges
in  1992, 32  held seats out
of 215 total, about 15%; and
in 2017, 87 held seats out of
continued on page 5


            Hours:
        Monday - Friday
          9am - 5pm

    Telephone: (504) 310-2400
      Fax: (504) 310-2419

    Toll Free (Louisiana only):
        (800) 820-3038

        library@lasc.org

        lasc.libguides.com



        At Your Service
Miriam Childs -Director
Francis Norton - Research Lawyer/
Librarian
Sara Pic - Research Lawyer/Librarian
Cynthia Jones - Librarian
Tara Lombardi - Librarian
Gail Bragg- Administrative Assistant
Calissa Folse - Library Associate
Ruth Mahoney - Library Associate


2

3

4

5
6


7


8

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

profiles profiles most