Piper D. Griffin

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Piper Griffin
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Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
YearAwardOrganization
1995Service AwardGreater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society
1997Distinguished Black Exemplar: Top 50 Most Distinguished African American Graduates [5] Notre Dame University
2003Ernest N. Morial Judicial Pacesetter Award [1] Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society
Civic Award [5] Alliance for Good Government
2004Award for Exemplary Community ServiceSigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc
2018Women of Achievement Nominee [6] NBA Women’s Lawyer Division - National Bar Association
Lifetime Achievement AwardGreater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society
2019Sarah J. Harper Humanitarian AwardLouisiana Judicial Council
Woman of the Year AwardFirst District Missionary Society, Women’s Department
2020Thomas Jefferson Justice By the People AwardAmerican Board of Trial Advocates

Committees and memberships

Griffin was the first African American woman to serve as chairperson of the Young Lawyers section of the New Orleans Bar Association and the first African American woman to serve as a Louisiana Bar examiner. [5] She is a current board member and former president (2015-2019) St Katharine Drexel Preparatory School (formerly Xavier University Preparatory School) [5] She is the former president of the Crescent City Chapter of Links (2015–2019), past member of the United Way Agency Relations Committee, past-president and treasurer of the Greater New Orleans YWCA, and past board member of Catholic Charities of New Orleans. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Columbus, Danae (July 30, 2020). "Viewpoint: Nuns at Xavier Prep set Judge Piper Griffin on her path". Uptown Messenger. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. "THE LOUISIANA DISTRICT JUDGES ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS". Louisiana Supreme Court.
  3. "Judge Piper D. Griffin qualifies for Louisiana Supreme Court, 7th District". WGNO. July 23, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. "Piper Griffin wins La. Supreme Court runoff after opponent drops out". wwltv.com. November 6, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Judge Piper Griffin". Louisiana Judicial Council - National Bar Association.
  6. "National Bar Association - Women Lawyers Division 2018 Women of Achievement Awards Magazine". Issuu. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded byAssociate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
2021–present
Incumbent