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List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana, the Glossary

This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Louisiana.^[1]

51 relations: Ascension Parish, Louisiana, Assumption Parish, Louisiana, Bernadette D'Souza, Bernette Joshua Johnson, Bettie Runnels, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Catherine D. Kimball, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, List of attorneys general of Louisiana, List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Louisiana, List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States, List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States, Louisiana, Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal, Louisiana Supreme Court, Madison Parish, Louisiana, Monroe, Louisiana, Nannette Jolivette Brown, New Orleans, Opelousas, Louisiana, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Richland Parish, Louisiana, Shelly Dick, Southern University Law Center, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, St. James Parish, Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, Timeline of women lawyers in the United States, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, Vanessa Harris, Veronica DiCarlo Wicker, Washington Parish, Louisiana, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, Women in law, ... Expand index (1 more) »
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Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Ascension Parish (Paroisse de l'Ascension; Parroquia de la Ascensión) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Assumption Parish (Paroisse de l'Assomption, Parroquia de la Asunción) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Bernadette D'Souza

Bernadette D'Souza (born 1954; née Gomes) was elected to be the first Family Court judge on the Civil District Court in Orleans Parish.

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Bernette Joshua Johnson (born June 17, 1943) is an American lawyer from New Orleans, who served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 2013 to 2020. List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana and Bernette Joshua Johnson are Louisiana lawyers.

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Bettie Runnels

Bettie Runnels (October 29, 1871 – January 7, 1943) was an American attorney who was Louisiana's first female lawyer. List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana and Bettie Runnels are Louisiana lawyers.

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Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Bossier Parish (Paroisse de Bossier) is a parish located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Caddo Parish is a parish located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Catherine D. Kimball

Catherine D. (Kitty) Kimball (born February 7, 1945) biography at Louisiana Supreme Court official website (accessed May 27, 2010) is the retired Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana and Catherine D. Kimball are Louisiana lawyers.

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DeSoto Parish, Louisiana

DeSoto Parish (Parroquia de DeSoto; French: Paroisse DeSoto) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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East Carroll Parish, Louisiana

East Carroll Parish (Paroisse de Carroll Est) is a parish located in the Mississippi Delta in northeastern Louisiana.

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Franklin Parish, Louisiana

Franklin Parish (Paroisse de Franklin, Parroquia de Franklin) is a parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Iberville Parish, Louisiana

Iberville Parish (Paroisse d'Iberville) is a parish located south of Baton Rouge in the U.S. state of Louisiana, formed in 1807.

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Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Jefferson Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Lafayette Parish (Paroisse de Lafayette) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located along the Vermilion River.

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Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Lafourche Parish (Paroisse de la Fourche) is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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List of attorneys general of Louisiana

The office of attorney general of Louisiana (Procureur général de la Louisiane) has existed since the colonial period. List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana and List of attorneys general of Louisiana are lists of people from Louisiana and Louisiana law-related lists.

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List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Louisiana

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Louisiana. List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana and list of first minority male lawyers and judges in Louisiana are legal history of Louisiana, lists of people from Louisiana, Louisiana history-related lists, Louisiana law-related lists and Louisiana lawyers.

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List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in each state.

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List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States

This list of the first women lawyers and judges in each state of the United States includes the years in which the women were admitted to practice law. List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana and list of first women lawyers and judges in the United States are lists of first women lawyers and judges in the United States.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal

The Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal are the intermediate appellate courts for the state of Louisiana.

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Louisiana Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Louisiana (Cour suprême de Louisiane; Corte Suprema de Luisiana) is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Madison Parish, Louisiana

Madison Parish (French: Paroisse de Madison) is a parish located on the northeastern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the delta lowlands along the Mississippi River.

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Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish.

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Nannette Jolivette Brown

Nannette V. Brown (Jolivette; born November 19, 1963) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Opelousas, Louisiana

Opelousas (Les Opélousas; Los Opeluzás) is a small city and the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Ouachita Parish (Paroisse d'Ouachita) is a parish located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Pointe Coupee Parish (or; Paroisse de la Pointe-Coupée) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Rapides Parish (Paroisse des Rapides) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Richland Parish, Louisiana

Richland Parish is a parish located in the North Louisiana Delta Country in the U.S. state of Louisiana, known for its fertile, flat farmland, cane brakes, and open spaces.

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Shelly Dick

Rachelle "Shelly" Lynne Deckert Dick (born 1960) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana and Shelly Dick are Louisiana lawyers.

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Southern University Law Center

Southern University Law Center is a public law school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

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St. James Parish, Louisiana

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St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

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St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

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St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

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Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Tensas Parish (Paroisse des Tensas) is a parish located in the northeastern section of the State of Louisiana; its eastern border is the Mississippi River.

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Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

Terrebonne Parish (French: Paroisse de Terrebonne) is a parish located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Timeline of women lawyers in the United States

This is a short timeline of women lawyers in the United States.

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (in case citations, E.D. La.) is a United States federal court based in New Orleans.

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United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

The United States Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (in case citations, M.D. La.) comprises the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.

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Vanessa Harris

Vanessa Harris is an American lawyer and judge serving as judge pro tempore of the Lafayette City Court. List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana and Vanessa Harris are Louisiana lawyers.

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Veronica DiCarlo Wicker

Veronica DiCarlo Wicker (November 26, 1930 – December 10, 1994) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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Washington Parish, Louisiana

Washington Parish (French: Paroisse de Washington; Parroquia de Washington) is a parish located in the interior southeast corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes.

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West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

West Baton Rouge Parish (Paroisse de Bâton Rouge Ouest, Spanish: Parroquia del Oeste de Baton Rouge) is one of the sixty-four parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

West Carroll Parish (Paroisse de Carroll Ouest) is a parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Women in law

Women in law describes the role played by women in the legal profession and related occupations, which includes lawyers (also called barristers, advocates, solicitors, attorneys or legal counselors), paralegals, prosecutors (also called District Attorneys or Crown Prosecutors), judges, legal scholars (including feminist legal theorists), law professors and law school deans.

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2023 Louisiana Attorney General election

The 2023 Louisiana Attorney General election was held on November 18, 2023 to elect the next attorney general of Louisiana, with the first round occurring on October 14.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_first_women_lawyers_and_judges_in_Louisiana

Also known as First women lawyers and judges in Louisiana.

, 2023 Louisiana Attorney General election.

List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana, the Glossary

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See also

History of women in Louisiana

Legal history of Louisiana

Lists of people from Louisiana

References