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NEW: Justice Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball will be sworn-in as Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court on Monday, January 12, 2009, making her the first woman in the history of the state to be Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Call For Comments - January 5, 2009 - January 30, 2009 on proposed additions to Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XXX, Rule 3, Regulation 3.15, Mandatory Continuing Legal Education
Security/Access and Video System Bid Documents
Security/Access and Video System - Public Notice
Security/Access and Video System – Invitation to Bid
Financial Disclosure Orders:
Enact Part N, Rule XL of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (signed December 17, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
Amend previously enacted Part N, Rule XXXIX of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (signed December 17, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
Amend Canon 6B of the Code of Judicial Conduct (signed December 17, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
Personal Financial Disclosure Form and Instruction Guide for Judges and Canon 6 Annual Report Form and Instruction Guide can be found on the Supreme Court Rules Page
Order amending Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XVII, Section 3(B) regarding Non-Citizen Applicants to the Bar of the State of Louisiana (signed November 12, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
Chief Justice Pascal Calogero, Jr. announced that the Court's recently-adopted amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct pertaining to lawyer advertising will become effective on April 1, 2009, rather than December 1, 2008, as previously announced
Louisiana Supreme Court Rule Change Orders
Amendments to Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XVII and Rule XIX (effective August 1, 2008)
Repeal and reenact the Article XVI, Rule 7 series of the Articles of Incorporation of the Louisiana State Bar Association (effective December 1, 2008)
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Press Release from Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. announcing the Court’s adoption of comprehensive amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct pertaining to lawyer advertising
Financial Disclosure Rule for Judges
The Louisiana Supreme Court adopted a Court Rule which enacts financial disclosure provisions for state court judges and revised Canon 6 of the Code of Judicial Conduct relative to the restrictions on the receipt and reporting of gifts by judges
Enact Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, Rule XXXIX, Part N "Financial Disclosure by Judges" (signed March 26, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
Amend Canon 6 of the Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct (restrictions on receipt of gifts, etc.) (signed March 26, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)
Powerpoint presentation on Financial Disclosure Rule for Judges and Canon 6 (in pdf format)
Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. announced the Louisiana Supreme Court received a letter of apology for the numerous errors contained in the article, The Louisiana Supreme Court in Question: An Empirical and Statistical Study of the Effects of Campaign Money on the Judicial Function
Letter of Apology from Tulane Law School Dean Lawrence Ponoroff
Statement of Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Louisiana Supreme Court, June 12, 2008
(Updated and Revised) Rebuttal of “The Louisiana Supreme Court in Question: An Empirical and Statistical Study of the Effects of Campaign Money on the Judicial Function” By E. Phelps Gay and Kevin R. Tully
A Critique of “The Louisiana Supreme Court in Question: An Empirical and Statistical Study of the Effects of Campaign Money on the Judicial Function” By Robert Newman, Janet Speyrer and Dek Terrell
Other Recent Louisiana Supreme Court Rule Changes
Amend Rule 1.15 of the Rules of Professional Conduct as well as the IOLTA Rules (effective April 1, 2008)
Limited, Restricted Extension of Temporary Emergency Pro Bono Criminal Legal Assistance Rule for Orleans Parish (signed October 31, 2007)
Order amending Louisiana Supreme Court Rule V (amended effective July 17, 2007)
Order amending Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X
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