June 2021 Newsletter

Dear Members:

Thank you to District Attorney Warren Montgomery who spoke at our May CLE.

Our next CLE will be at 1 p.m. on June 18th via Zoom and our speaker will be Judge Reginald Badeaux who will speak on “Ethics with the Chief Judge”.

The cost for members is $15 and $25 for non-members. Please click on the link below to register and pay for the CLE. You will receive the Zoom log-in link with your paid receipt. The deadline to register for this CLE is 11:00 a.m. on June 18th.

• If you paid for the annual CLEs, please let Judy know you would like to view this CLE and the link will be emailed to you the day before the CLE.

Link for the June 18th CLE:

REGISTER & PAY ONLINE Mark your calendar for the remaining CLE’s for the year:
July 16th- Clerk of Court Melissa Henry
August 20th- Judge Patti Oppenheim
September 17th- Judge Dawn Amacker
October 15th- Hearing Officer Ernie Anderson
November 19th-

Roy Burns, III
President

CASA TRAINING

Youth Service Bureau (YSB) Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are trained citizens who are assigned by our judges to represent the best interest of an abused and neglected child in court. July-August will be our first daytime training! Please go to our website YSBworks.com and look for the CASA program for more information and our application, or call CASA Recruiter/Trainer Dana Wolcott at (985)-649-7708.

LIAISON WITH THE CLERK COMMITTEE

Our Liaison With the Clerk Committee will meet later this month to discuss and implement the most efficient functioning of the committee. Please email any comments, questions, or concerns you would like to have addressed with the Clerk of Court to judy@22ndjdcbar.org prior to June 15th.

Click Here to view a letter from Judge Swartz regarding a Program for Pre-Trial Services for individuals arrested and pending trial.

LSBA Citizen Lawyer Awards
The Citizen Lawyer Award is an LSBA service award that recognizes individual attorneys and judges who have performed public services out of a sense of duty, responsibility, and professionalism. The Louisiana State Bar Association instituted the Crystal Gavel Awards, designed to recognize these outstanding lawyers and judges who have been unsung heroes and heroines in their communities. The award program was updated in 2014 and renamed the Citizen Lawyer Awards.

To be nominated, the lawyer must be admitted to practice in Louisiana, and the judge must have been elected or appointed to a state or federal court in Louisiana.
In order to qualify, nominees must have made a difference in their local communities, in local organizations, or even in the life of one person; and have served the public in a number of areas, including:

• Aiding the administration of justice.
• Assisting groups or individuals on a volunteer basis in a non-legal capacity.
• Educating the public or individuals or students about legal matters.
• Providing pro bono legal services in a matter of a significant nature; or in a significant number of cases; or in a way that significantly changed the life of a person or group.
• Working in conjunction with the court system to make it more welcoming, inviting and understandable for jurors, witnesses or victims of crime.

Nomination Period: April –June 30
Awards are presented in local communities throughout the state. There is no limit to the number of awards which will be presented, as the LSBA wishes to recognize all deserving individuals. It will
be awarded by the Association annually at the LSBA Midyear Meeting.

For questions, please email the Member Outreach and Diversity Team at outreach@lsba.org.

Bethany A. Blackson
Elizabeth S. Sconzert
Co-Chair, Outreach Committee

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

Office suite for rent in Abita View Office Condominium Park behind Albasha Restaurant. Private entrance to office, plenty of parking, shared kitchen area, multiple bathrooms, rent includes electricity, wireless internet, bi-weekly cleaning. No reception. Rent is $500.00 but negotiable to offers. Please contact Hannah @ 985-246-7933 for more information or to schedule a showing.

Judy Walz – Executive Director
judy@22ndjdcbar.org
(985) 867-4833