Priscilla Richman is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She was previously a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1995 to 2005.
Xavier University Preparatory School was a private, Catholic high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament founded, owned and operated the school, having opened it in 1915 as what would eventually become Xavier University of Louisiana.
Eldon E. Fallon is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Referred as a pioneer in the creative use of multidistrict litigations and bellwether trials, Fallon has overseen several high-profile multidistrict litigation cases in recent years, including the Xarelto, Chinese Drywall, Vioxx, and Propulsid litigations.
Sarah S. Vance is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Mary Ann Vial Lemmon is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Wilhelmina Marie Wright is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. She is the only jurist in Minnesota's history to be state district court judge, appellate court judge and state supreme court justice. She was formerly an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, and a judge of the Minnesota District Court, Second Judicial District.
The Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) is the integrated (mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The mission of the Louisiana State Bar Association is to assist and serve its members in the practice of law, assure access to and aid in the administration of justice, assist the Supreme Court in the regulation of the practice of law, uphold the honor of the courts and the profession, promote the professional competence of attorneys, increase public understanding of and respect for the law, and encourage collegiality among its members.
Pamela Lynn Reeves was the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. She was the first female judge to serve in the Eastern District.
Alicia Jeannette Theriot Knoll is a former member of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Bernette Joshua Johnson is an American lawyer from New Orleans, who served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 2013 to 2020.
Wendy Baldwin Vitter is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Carla Wong McMillian is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and former judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
William J. Crain is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court since 2019.
Desiree Mary Charbonnet is an American politician, attorney, former Orleans Parish Recorder of Mortgages, and former Chief Judge of Orleans Parish Municipal Court. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Charbonnet is a relative of Louis Charbonnet, III who was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1972. Louis Charbonnet, III, one of the original 10 members of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, was one of the first African Americans elected to serve in the Louisiana House of Representatives since the Reconstruction era. The Charbonnet family traces their New Orleans roots back to the 1790s.
Joy Virginia Cunningham is an American lawyer from Illinois who serves as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. She previously served as a justice of the Illinois First District Appellate Court from 2016 until 2022. Before becoming a lawyer, she worked as a nurse, and later worked as counsel for several university hospital systems.
Darrel James Papillion is an American lawyer from Louisiana who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Bernadette D'Souza was elected to be the first Family court Judge on the Civil District Court in Orleans Parish. She is also the first female Indian-American judge in the state of Louisiana. D'Souza was born in Goa, India where she received a degree in Psychology from the University of Mumbai. She married Dr. Terrance D'Souza in 1978 and immigrated to the United States where they started their family. In 1989, Bernadette went back to school where entering Tulane University School of Law. After law school, she worked for the New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation in the domestic violence unit and then became the managing attorney at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services. After 18 years of working in public interest law, D'Souza was elected to the inaugural family court judgeship in the Civil District Court for the Parish of New Orleans as a part of a special election. She was re-elected for this seat in both 2014 and 2020. In 2021, Bernadette was elected the Chief Judge of Orleans Parish Civil District Court. She continues to be an active member of her community, advocating for victims of domestic violence.
Nghana tamu Lewis is a judge, scholar, lawyer and tenured associate professor from Lafayette, Louisiana. In January 2021, Lewis took the bench to serve as the Division B 40th District Court judge, in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Lewis is also a tenured associate professor in both the English Department and the Africana Studies Department at Tulane University.
Dianne Saulney Gaines is an American attorney and civic activist known for her contributions to the legal profession and civil rights advocacy. She is the first Black lawyer elected to the Florida Bar Board of Governors.
