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LA SR156
Resolution
Status
6/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gerald Boudreaux
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AI Summary
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Louisiana Supreme Court Justice John Michael Guidry received the 2025 David A. Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award at the Louisiana State Bar Association's 40th annual Pro Bono Publico & Children's Law Awards Ceremony
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Justice Guidry has served the Louisiana judiciary for 27 years, beginning as a First Circuit Court of Appeal judge in 1997 and becoming the court's 15th Chief Judge and first African American chief judge in 2023
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Elected Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court on January 1, 2025, becoming only the fourth African American to serve on the court and the first elected from outside Orleans Parish
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Prior to his judicial career, Justice Guidry served in the Louisiana House of Representatives (1991) and State Senate (1993), and worked as a legislative assistant and assistant parish attorney
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The Senate formally commends Justice Guidry and directs a copy of the resolution be transmitted to him
Legislative Description
Commends Louisiana Supreme Court Justice John Michael Guidry on receiving the 2025 David A. Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award.
COMMENDATIONS
Last Action
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2025.
6/8/2025