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Joshua Johnson Trailblazer Award and Louisiana State Bar Association Guardian of Diversity
Award on January 15, 2016.

2021-22 Awards Subcommittee Recommendation, Committee on Diversity in the Legal
Profession Award:
The Awards subcommittee met on January 12, 2022. The Diversity Committee met to approve the
recommendations on February 18, 2022.
The recipient was awarded at the Conclave on August 12, 2022.

Committee on Diversity in the Legal Profession Award Recipient
Troy N. Bell, Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC

2021-22 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 17, 2022. The Diversity Committee met to approve the
recommendations on April 1, 2022. The LSBA Board of Governors considered and approved the
recommendation on April 8, 2022.

The recipients were awarded at the LSBA Annual Meeting on June 9, 2022.

Louisiana State Bar Association’s Guardian of Diversity Award recipient:
Greater N.O Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc.

Louisiana State Bar Association Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Trailblazer Award
recipient:
Hon. Freddie Pitcher Jr. (Ret.)

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.

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