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the recommendations for the Louisiana State Bar Association Chief Justice Bernette Joshua
Johnson Trailblazer Award and Louisiana State Bar Association Guardian of Diversity Award
on January 15, 2016.
2020-21 Awards Subcommittee Recommendation, Committee on Diversity in the Legal
Profession Award:
The Awards subcommittee met on January 13, 2021. The Diversity Committee met to approve
the recommendations on January 15, 2021. The recipient was awarded at the Conclave on August
13, 2021.
Committee on Diversity in the Legal Profession Award Recipient
Sharonda R. Williams, Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP
2019-20 Awards Subcommittee Recommendation, Committee on Diversity in the Legal
Profession Award:
The Awards subcommittee met on January 8, 2020. The Diversity Committee met to approve the
recommendation on January 10, 2020. The recipient was to be awarded at the Conclave, however,
Conclave was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The recipient was awarded at the LSBA Annual Meeting on June 10, 2021.
Committee on Diversity in the Legal Profession Award Recipient
Deidre D. Robert, Southern University System, Baton Rouge, LA
2020-21 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 April 8, 2021. The Diversity Committee met to approve the
recommendations on April 9, 2021. The LSBA Board of Governors will consider the
recommendation on April 17, 2021.
The recipients were awarded at the LSBA Annual Meeting on June 10, 2021.
Louisiana State Bar Association’s Guardian of Diversity Award recipient:
Tulane University Law School
Louisiana State Bar Association Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Trailblazer Award
recipient:
Hon. Kern A. Reese, New Orleans, LA
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