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22 De Novo: Newsl. L. Libr. La. 1 (2025)

handle is hein.journals/denov22 and id is 1 raw text is: tee hc. Nex,vsdtttrr Of r ' .The Lawx I brairn ot 1, Ati~itafla ri. ' II1N S , 1' 1 ~h 911 LEGAL EAGLE: JUDGE ARCHIBALD T. LECESNE by Miriam Childs Louisiana Supreme Court ChiefJustice John L. Weimer, along with Associate Justices Jefferson Hughes, Jeannette T Knoll (pro tempore), William J. Crain, Jay B. McCallum, Piper D. Griffin, and John M. Guidry are pausing to celebrate and give honor to Black History Month. The justices are dedicated to promoting universal awareness and understand- ing of the justice system. This is thefirst offour special Black History Month is- sues of De Novo, the newsletter of the Law Library of Louisiana, that will be distributed statewide by the Louisiana Supreme Court. This year's theme is Le- galEagles, featuringAfricanAmerican judges highly regardedfor their contri- butions to the justice system. New Or- leans-born Judge Archibald T LeCesne, who went on to have an outstanding legal career in Chicago, isprofiled in this issue. A rchibald Thomas LeCesne was born in New Orleans on Decem- ber 4, 1907 to Adrien and Adele Gaignard LeCesne. LeCesne and his eleven siblings were raised in New Orleans's Seventh Ward, a neighborhood populated in large part by Creoles of color. LeCesne earned a B.A. from Xavier University New Orleans in 1936 and a J.D. from Howard Univer- sity School of Law in 1939. LeCesne was a member of, and received financial as- sistance from, the Knights of St. Peter Claver to attend Howard. The Knights of St. Peter Claver, a Catholic Photo of Judge Archibald T LeCesne, speaking at the 1950 Xavier commencement ceremony. Courtesy ofXavier University Archives and Special Collections. fraternal organization, was founded in 1909, when Af- rican Americans were barred from joining the Knights of Columbus. but once administrators dis- covered he was a person of color, they denied his ad- mission. LeCesne shared his bar review study mate- rials with his friend Louis o subsequently Louisiana bar LeCesne attempted to enroll A. Bcrry, wh in a Louisiana bar review passed the class at Tulane Law School, continuedonpage2 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.ore Website: lasc.libguides.com *** At Your Service Miriam Childs - Director Tara Cunningham - Head of Collection Services Sara Pixon - Head of Public Services Francis Norton - Research Lawyer/ Librarian Cynthia Jones - Librarian Angela Reaux - Librarian Abigail Bean - Library Assistant Javier Fernandez - Library Assistant Melissa Roane - Library Assistant

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