Louisiana Supreme Court to Get First Black Chief Justice
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Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson will become the state’s first black chief justice after the court resolved a dispute over seniority.
The state’s high court today credited Johnson with service from 1994, when she was appointed to the panel, to 2000, when she won an elective seat. The decision gave her two months more seniority than Justice Jeffrey Victory and put her in line to succeed retiring Chief Justice Catherine Kimball in January.