Justice Goes to Court: Bernette Johnson Sues to Become Next Head of La. Supreme Court
City Life, Louisiana/GulfCoast
July 7th, 2012
by Mary-Devon Dupuy
A controversial case with that could produce a landmark ruling is brewing at the Louisiana Supreme Court. But instead of refereeing from the bench, it's the justices themselves who are arguing out the merits. This week, Justice Bernette Johnson sued the Court for the right to become the Chief Justice of the Court upon the Feb., 2013, retirement of current boss Kitty Kimball. The Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights under Law and two local outfits filed the motion on behalf of the New Orleans judge, who would become the first African American Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
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