Regina Bartholomew is an American lawyer, politician and mother of three, originating from Louisiana. [1] On June 9, 2011, Bartholomew, a Democrat, announced her candidacy for New Orleans Judge of Civil District Court, Division B. Bartholomew faced attorney Ellen Hazeur in the October 22, 2011, election. [2] Bartholomew was successful in this election, winning 63.31% of votes. [3] Bartholomew has been endorsed by the New Orleans Times-Picayune . [4] Most recently, Bartholomew ran against Laurie A. White for a seat in division D on the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2016, with a successful result of 65.5%. [5]
William Jennings Jefferson is an American former politician from Louisiana whose career ended after his corruption scandal and conviction. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms from 1991 to 2009 as a member of the Democratic Party. He represented Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, which includes much of the greater New Orleans area. He was elected as the state's first black congressman since the end of Reconstruction.
Gabriel Thomas Porteous Jr. was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He served for sixteen years before being impeached and removed from office in December 2010. He died on November 14, 2021, aged 74.
Carl E. Stewart is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was appointed by Bill Clinton in 1994, and previously sat as a judge of the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal from 1985 to 1994.
The Paul M. Hebert Law Center, often styled "LSU Law", is a public law school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is part of the Louisiana State University System and located on the main campus of Louisiana State University.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The modern Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, meets in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
The United States Court for the Middle District of Louisiana comprises the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. Court is held at the Russell B. Long United States Courthouse in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It falls under the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
John Malcolm Duhé Jr. is an inactive Senior United States circuit judge of the New Orleans-based United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Tulane University Law School is the law school of Tulane University. It is located on Tulane's Uptown campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. Established in 1847, it is the 12th oldest law school in the United States.
Lance Michael Africk is a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Okla Jones II was a 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.
Don Albert Pardee was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit.
Same-sex marriage in Louisiana has been legal since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26, 2015. The court held that the denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples is unconstitutional, invalidating Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriage. The ruling clarified conflicting court rulings on whether state officials are obligated to license same-sex marriages. Governor Bobby Jindal confirmed on June 28 that Louisiana would comply with the ruling once the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its decision in a Louisiana case, which the Fifth Circuit did on July 1. Jindal then said the state would not comply with the ruling until the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reversed its judgment, which it did on July 2. All parishes now issue marriage licenses in accordance with federal law.
On the morning of September 4, 2005, six days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, members of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), ostensibly responding to a call from an officer under fire, shot and killed two civilians at the Danziger Bridge: 17-year-old James Brissette and 40-year-old Ronald Madison. Four other civilians were wounded. All the victims were African-American. None were armed or had committed any crime. Madison, a mentally disabled man, was shot in the back. The shootings caused public anger and further eroded the trust New Orleans had in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina and the NOPD.
Nannette V. Jolivette Brown is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She previously served in the role of city attorney for the city of New Orleans from the time that Mayor Mitch Landrieu hired her in May 2010 until becoming a federal judge in 2011. As city attorney, Brown was responsible for all city contracts and oversaw all legal matters for the city.
Stephen Andrew Higginson is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and a Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.
Jeffrey Paul Victory is a lawyer from Shreveport, Louisiana. He served from 1995 to 2014 as an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. His former 2nd Judicial District embraces eleven parishes in northwestern Louisiana. Victory was a member of the Democratic Party who became a Republican.
Alicia Jeannette Theriot Knoll is a former member of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Bernette Joshua Johnson is a Democratic lawyer from New Orleans, Louisiana, who served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 2013 to 2020.