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Danae Columbus, Uptown Messenger Appeals Court Judge Tiffany Chase administers the oath of office Monday, Dec. 28, to Justice Piper Griffin, newly elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court. Griffin’s formal investiture will take place late in January. As a newly elected Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice, Piper Griffin takes the bench on Monday (Jan. 4), she said she is humbled by the overwhelming support from the community. “I want to thank the people of New Orleans for the opportunity to be of service and the trust they place in me for such an important position,” Griffin said. Joined by her mother Betty Griffin, a retired Charity Hospital nurse; sisters Kaci and Lisa Griffin; nephew Keenan Fortenberry; and ministers Rev. Samuel Gibbs Jr. and Pastor Calvin Woods Jr., Griffin took the oath of office Monday (Dec. 28). Her formal investiture, a public event, is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 26, COVID-permitting. ....