HLS 19RS-2930 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 185
BY REPRESENTATIVES GAINES, BAGNERIS, BOUIE, BRASS, CARPENTER, GARY
CARTER, COX, DUPLESSIS, FRANKLIN, GLOVER, JIMMY HARRIS,
JACKSON, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, JORDAN, TERRY LANDRY,
LARVADAIN, LYONS, MARCELLE, DUSTIN MILLER, MOORE, NORTON,
PIERRE, AND SMITH
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 23, 2019, as Louisiana Judicial Council
of the National Bar Association Day at the state capitol
1 A RESOLUTION
2To designate Thursday, May 23, 2019, as Louisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar
3 Association Day at the state capitol and to commend the members of the Louisiana
4 Judicial Council of the National Bar Association for their contributions to improving
5 the judicial system in this state.
6 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council is an arm of the National Bar
7Association; and
8 WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the provision of justice in Louisiana, the judges of
9the Louisiana Judicial Council undertake activities for the improvement of law, the legal
10system, and the administration of justice; and
11 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council is committed to a more diverse ethnic
12and cultural balance of elected and nonelected judges throughout the state of Louisiana; and
13 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council is committed to achieving the eradication
14of racial and class bias from the judicial process thereby improving the public's confidence
15in the judicial system; and
16 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar Association aspires
17to be the beacon of light for justice in Louisiana and the world as it works to develop a
18shared sense of justice that respects the dignity of all human beings; and
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1 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council fashions effective remedies for
2legitimate grievances of the deprived, the oppressed, and the underrepresented in society;
3and
4 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council facilitates and hastens the meaningful
5integration of the judiciary and of each agency of government controlled by or responsible
6to the judiciary; and
7 WHEREAS, the motto of the Louisiana Judicial Council is "Fiat Justitia Ruat
8Coelum" which means "Let Justice Prevail Though the Heavens May Fall"; and
9 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council provides seminars, conferences, and
10forums for the exchange of judicial experiences and for the training and continued education
11of its members; and
12 WHEREAS, the principle values of the Louisiana Judicial Council are justice and
13integrity, which are reflected by the respect, spirituality, selfless service, and personal
14courage of its membership; and
15 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar Association consists
16of the following 2018-2020 executive board members: Judge Piper D. Griffin, Judge June
17B. Darensburg, Judge Regina Bartholomew Woods, Judge Rachael Johnson, Judge Lee
18Faulkner, Judge Ree Casey Jones, Judge Sharon Wilson, Judge Tammy D. Lee, Judge
19Wilson Fields, Judge Shondra Stone, Judge Angelique Reed, Judge Steven Jupiter, Judge
20Karelia Stewart, Judge Madeline Jasmine, Judge Luke A. LaVergne, retired, and Judge
21Yvette M. Alexander.
22 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
23Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Thursday, May 23, 2019, as Louisiana
24Judicial Council of the National Bar Association Day at the state capitol and does hereby
25commend and express enduring appreciation and gratitude to the Louisiana Judicial Council
26of the National Bar Association for its fight for justice and equality within the judicial
27branch of our government and for its contributions to the judiciary as a whole.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
29officers of the executive board of the Louisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar
30Association.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 185 Original 2019 Regular Session Gaines
Designates May 23, 2019, as La. Judicial Council of the National Bar Assoc. Day at the state
capitol and commends the members of the council for their contributions to improve the
judicial system in this state.
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