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For classifi ed or display ad rates,
contact Pamela at (225) 214-5560
or e-mail: pamela@BRBA.org
Jan. 31-Feb. 11
Feb. 14 - Feb. 25
Feb. 28 - March 11
Duty Court
Schedule
19 TH JDC CIVIL COURT
Judge Hernandez
Judge Clark
Judge Bates
19 TH JDC CRIMINAL COURT***
Jan. 28-Feb. 4
Feb. 4- Feb. 11
Feb. 11-Feb. 18
Feb. 18-March 4
Judge Anderson
Judge Erwin
Judge Jackson
Judge Moore
BATON ROUGE CITY COURT*
Jan. 31-Feb. 6
Feb. 7-Feb. 13
Feb. 14-Feb. 20
Feb. 21-Feb. 27
Feb. 28-March 6
Jan. 31-Feb. 4
Feb. 7-Feb. 11
Feb. 14-Feb. 18
Feb. 21-Feb. 25
Feb. 28-March 4
Feb. 1-Feb. 28
FAMILY COURT**
Judge Wall
Judge Alexander
Judge Ponder
Judge Davis
Judge Temple
Judge Dampf
Judge Lassalle
Judge Baker
Judge Woodruff-White
Judge Dampf
JUVENILE COURT
Judge Richey
NOTE: Duty Court changes at 5 p.m. each Friday unless
otherwise specifi ed.
*City Court’s Duty Court schedule changes each Monday at
8 a.m.
**Family Court’s Duty Court schedule changes at 4 p.m. each
Friday
***19th JDC Criminal Court changes each Friday at noon
Monday, Feb. 21
COURT HOLIDAY
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Presidents’ Day
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Classifieds
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ATTORNEYS/JUDGES WHO BELIEVE
they have problems with alcohol and/or
drugs are welcome to attend meetings with
other similarly situated attorneys/judges
held on Tuesdays at The City Club, 355
North Blvd. Contact number: 225-753-3407.
Thursday meetings are at Bocage Racquet
Club, 7600 Jefferson Hwy. Contact number:
225-928-5053. Both meetings are dutch treat
and are from noon to 1 p.m. Strict anonymity is
observed outside these 12-Step Meetings.
— SAVE THE DATE —
Baton Rouge Bar Association,
Louis A. Martinet Legal Society and
Baton Rouge Association of Women
Attorneys Join Meeting and
February Bar Luncheon & Community
Justice Symposium,
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011,
De La Ronde Hall, 11:30 a.m.
BENCH BAR CONFERENCE 2011
Be sure to make your hotel room reservations
early at the Marriott Grand Hotel in Point Clear,
Ala., for the 2011 BRBA Bench Bar Conference.
The Benjy Davis Project will be performing. Be
sure to see the Bench Bar Boogie Band’s Final
Conference Performance!
Registration forms are online at
www.brba.org/forms/BBC2011.pdf.
For more information, contact
Ann G. Scarle at 225-214-5563.
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT DEADLINE:
Feb. 15, 2011.
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MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION
needs judge and timekeeper volunteers for
the 2011 Region III High School Mock Trial
Competition. To volunteer Feb. 25 or Feb. 26,
contact Lynn Haynes at 225-214-5564.
LAW DAY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Law Day is early this year: Friday, March 25,
2011. To volunteer, contact Donna Buuck at
225-214-5556.
GET PUBLISHED IN OUR NEXT ISSUE!
Write an article for publication for Around the
Bar. E-mail it to: pamela@brba.org. Call for
more details: 225-214-5560.
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*Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will
be held at the Baton Rouge Bar offi ce.
Calendar of Events
1 Public Law Practice Section, 12 p.m.,
Livingston Building, 885 N. Third St.;
YLS Council meeting, 12 p.m.
2 Thirst for Justice, St. Vincent de Paul,
3-5 p.m.
3 Ask-A-Lawyer workshop, 9-11:30 a.m.,
Delmont Service Center;
February Bar Luncheon & Symposium
with Louis A. Martinet Legal Society
and BRAWA, De La Ronde Hall,
11:30 a.m.;
Court Procedures CLE Seminar,
De La Ronde Hall, 1:30 p.m.;
Thirst for Justice, St. Vincent de Paul,
3-5 p.m.
7 Operations and Finance Committee
meeting, 3:30 p.m.;
Executive Committee meeting, 4 p.m.
Teen Court hearing, EBR Juvenile
Court, 5:45 p.m.
8 Workers’ Comp meeting, 12 p.m.,
location: TBA
9 Law Day Committee meeting, 12 p.m.;
Pro Bono Committee meeting, 12 p.m.;
Thirst, St. Vincent de Paul, 3-5 p.m.
10 Volunteer Committee Recruitment
Lunch, 12 p.m.;
Mock Trial Committee meeting, 12 p.m.;
Thirst, St. Vincent de Paul, 3-5 p.m.
14 Publications Committee meeting, 12 p.m.
16 Ask-A-Lawyer workshop, 9-11:30 a.m.,
Catholic Charities;
Thirst, St. Vincent de Paul, 3-5 p.m.;
Board of Directors meeting, 6 p.m.,
Mansur’s
17 Mock Trial Coaches Meeting, 12 p.m.:
Thirst, St. Vincent de Paul, 3-5 p.m.
18 FLS CLE Seminar – 7, 11 & 13 = $0.00
Making the Chapters Add Up:
Bankruptcy and How It Relates to
the Everyday Practice of Law.
8:30 a.m.-4:10 p.m., U.S. District Ct.
MDLA, 777 Florida St.
21 CLE Committee meeting, 12 p.m.
22 Youth Education Committee meeting,
12 p.m.;
Beer @ da Bar reception, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
23 Thirst, St. Vincent de Paul, 3-5 p.m.
24 Thirst, St. Vincent de Paul, 3-5 p.m.
25 Regional High School Mock Trial, 19th
JDC, 300 North Blvd., 1:15 - 6 p.m.
26 Regional High School Mock Trial, 19th
JDC, 300 North Blvd., 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
28 Teen Court hearing, EBR Juvenile
Court, 5:45 p.m.
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