Baton Rouge judge can keep seat despite election after turning 70; high court cites pandemic delays

A sharply divided Louisiana Supreme Court refused Friday to remove Baton Rouge City Court Judge Johnell Matthews from the bench, rejecting arguments that she's constitutionally barred from holding office because she reached the state's mandatory judicial retirement age of 70 before her coronavirus-delayed election in 2020. Read more...

Martin Feldman, US judge since 1983, dead at 87

U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, a stickler for courtroom decorum renowned for keeping a full case load long past the age when many others would have retired or reduced their workload, has died at age 87, his assistant confirmed Thursday. Read more...

Judge loses seniority lawsuit against colleagues on East Baton Rouge bench; appeal likely

Judge Beau Higginbotham's lawsuit against his 19th Judicial District Court colleagues and several former judges over how much seniority he has was thrown out Tuesday by a retired special judge who said the defendants are immune from being sued for their administrative actions. Read more...