bernette johnson

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The LouisianaSupreme Court has ruled that Bernette Johnson will be the court's next chief justice, resolving a legal dispute that wound up in federal court. The court's ruling Tuesday says Johnson's years of appointed and elected service on the court give her the seniority that entitles her to succeed Chief Justice Catherine "Kitty" Kimball early next year...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers for LouisianaSupreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson are seeking more than $380,000 in attorneys' fees and expenses for work on her lawsuit over her bid to become the court's first black chief justice. In a court filing Wednesday, Johnson's attorneys argue the amount they are seeking from the state of Louisianais reasonable...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled a status conference to discuss a Louisiana Supreme Court justice's bid to block her colleagues from debating and voting on whether she is entitled to become the court's next chief justice...