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2023-24 Awards Subcommittee Recommendation, Committee on Diversity in the Legal
Profession Award:
The Awards Subcommittee met on January 11, 2024. The Diversity Committee approved the
recommendation on March 15, 2024.

The recipient was awarded at the Conclave on Diversity in the Legal Profession on August 9, 2024.

Committee on Diversity in the Legal Profession Award Recipient
Denia S. Aiyegbusi, Deutsch Kerrigan, LLP, New Orleans, LA

2023-24 Awards Subcommittee Recommendation
Louisiana State Bar Association’s Guardian of Diversity Award
Louisiana State Bar Association Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Trailblazer Award

The Awards Subcommittee met on March 7, 2024. The Diversity Committee met to approve the
recommendation(s) on March 15, 2024. The LSBA Board of Governors approved the
recommendation(s) on April 18, 2024.

The recipient(s) were awarded at the LSBA Annual Meeting on June 6, 2024.

Louisiana State Bar Association’s Guardian of Diversity Award proposed recipient:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Louisiana State Bar Association Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Trailblazer Award
proposed recipient:
Piper D. Griffin, Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court

Awards History
On January 22, 2010, the LSBA Board of Governors approved a diversity award to recognize
outstanding efforts made by (1) a bar association, (2) law firm or law department, (3) an individual
attorney or judge, (4) a court, or (5) a community organization or individual in promoting diversity
in the legal profession, in particular, to recognize efforts ensuring the full and equal opportunity
of all persons for entry and advancement in Louisiana's legal profession. It proposed that the
diversity award should bear the name “Louisiana State Bar Association Human Rights Award,”
and be awarded by the Association annually during its annual meeting.

On April 19, 2013, the LSBA Board of Governors approved to amend the Human Rights Award
guidelines and criteria to allow the award to be presented annually in two categories - individual
and organization.

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