Louisiana Supreme Court Museum named after retiring justice
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 29, 2020 at 3:28 pm EDT
NEW ORLEANS Louisiana’s high court is naming its museum after retiring Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, the first Black and second female to serve in that role on the court.
The Louisiana Supreme Court Museum includes portraits of all 25 Chief Justices who have presided over the court throughout history. Additionally, the museum contains a replica of the building, historical papers from the Plessy v. Ferguson case the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine and information on New Orleans Colonial Law and Louisiana Civil Code.
December 29, 2020 - 12:21 PM
NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana s high court is naming its museum after retiring Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, the first Black and second female to serve in that role on the court.
The Louisiana Supreme Court Museum includes portraits of all 25 Chief Justices who have presided over the court throughout history. Additionally, the museum contains a replica of the building, historical papers from the Plessy v. Ferguson case â the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the âseparate but equalâ doctrine â and information on New Orleans Colonial Law and Louisiana Civil Code.
Louisiana Supreme Court Museum named after retiring Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson
Louisiana Supreme Court Museum named after retiring Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson By WAFB Staff | December 27, 2020 at 8:52 PM CST - Updated December 27 at 10:22 PM
The following information was provided by the Louisiana Supreme Court:
New Orleans, LA â The Louisiana Supreme Court announced today that the Louisiana Supreme Court Museum will be officially named the Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Supreme Court Museum, in tribute to Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, who will retire on December 31, 2020, after over three decades as a Louisiana judge and then justice.
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Louisiana Supreme Court issued the following announcement on Dec. 8.
The Louisiana Supreme Court announced today that the Louisiana Supreme Court Museum will be officially named the Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Supreme Court Museum, in tribute to Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, who will retire on December 31, 2020, after over three decades as a Louisiana judge and then justice. Chief Justice Johnson served as the Supreme Court’s 25th Chief Justice and the first African-American and second female Chief Justice. The Museum is currently housed in the Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Courthouse at 400 Royal Street in New Orleans. The official naming was proposed to the Court by the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society.