ENROLLED
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
A RESOLUTION
To designate Thursday, May 23, 2019, as Louisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar
Association Day at the state capitol and to commend the members of the Louisiana
Judicial Council of the National Bar Association for their contributions to improving
the judicial system in this state.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council is an arm of the National Bar
Association; and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the provision of justice in Louisiana, the judges of
the Louisiana Judicial Council undertake activities for the improvement of law, the legal
system, and the administration of justice; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council is committed to a more diverse ethnic
and cultural balance of elected and nonelected judges throughout the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council is committed to achieving the eradication
of racial and class bias from the judicial process thereby improving the public's confidence
in the judicial system; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar Association aspires
to be the beacon of light for justice in Louisiana and the world as it works to develop a
shared sense of justice that respects the dignity of all human beings; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council fashions effective remedies for
legitimate grievances of the deprived, the oppressed, and the underrepresented in society;
and
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WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council facilitates and hastens the meaningful
integration of the judiciary and of each agency of government controlled by or responsible
to the judiciary; and
WHEREAS, the motto of the Louisiana Judicial Council is "Fiat Justitia Ruat
Coelum" which means "Let Justice Prevail Though the Heavens May Fall"; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council provides seminars, conferences, and
forums for the exchange of judicial experiences and for the training and continued education
of its members; and
WHEREAS, the principle values of the Louisiana Judicial Council are justice and
integrity, which are reflected by the respect, spirituality, selfless service, and personal
courage of its membership; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar Association consists
of the following 2018-2020 executive board members: Judge Piper D. Griffin, Judge June
B. Darensburg, Judge Regina Bartholomew Woods, Judge Rachael Johnson, Judge Lee
Faulkner, Judge Ree Casey Jones, Judge Sharon Wilson, Judge Tammy D. Lee, Judge
Wilson Fields, Judge Shondra Stone, Judge Angelique Reed, Judge Steven Jupiter, Judge
Karelia Stewart, Judge Madeline Jasmine, Judge Luke A. LaVergne, retired, and Judge
Yvette M. Alexander.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Thursday, May 23, 2019, as Louisiana
Judicial Council of the National Bar Association Day at the state capitol and does hereby
commend and express enduring appreciation and gratitude to the Louisiana Judicial Council
of the National Bar Association for its fight for justice and equality within the judicial
branch of our government and for its contributions to the judiciary as a whole.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
officers of the executive board of the Louisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar
Association.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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