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12 De Novo: Newsl. L. Libr. La. 1 (2014-2015)

handle is hein.journals/denov12 and id is 1 raw text is: DE NOVO Volume 12, Issue 1 Fall 2014 NEWSLETTER OF THE LAW LIBRARY OF LOUISIANA _227kx _/ Angola Workforce Re-Entry Bryan Garner and Black's Italian Civil Code Exhibit Electronic Resources CLE Codification in Louisiana Chief at NDA Battle of N.O. Bicentennial LibGuides at the Library 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 Law Library of Louisiana Monday,Tuesday,Thursday, Friday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 6pm Telephone (504) 310-2400 Fax (504) 310-2419 Toll Free (Louisiana only) 800-820-3038 www.lasc.org At Your Service Georgia Chadwick - Director Miriam Childs-Associate Director & Head of Technical Services Francis Norton - Head of Public Services & Government Documents Librarian Jennifer Creevy- Serials/Acquisitions Librarian Sara Pic - Reference Librarian Gail Bragg - Administrative Assistant Ruth Mahoney - Library Associate Daphne Tassin - Library Associate JUSTICE VICTORY RECEIVES JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP AWARD by Miriam Childs Justice Jefrey P Victory, recipient ofthe 2014Judicial Leadership Achievement Award. Justice Jeffrey P. Victory received the U. S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform's (ILR) Judicial Leadership Achievement Award on October 21, 2014 at its 15th Annual Legal Reform Summit, held in Washington, D.C. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was keynote speaker. the The Judicial Leadership Achievement Award honors individuals and organizations whose outstanding work has contributed to reforming the United States civil justice system. The ILR seeks to halt fraudu- lent lawsuit practices and abuse in the justice system by working with state governments, courts, Congress, and federal regulators. More about the ILR can be found here: http://www.insti- tuteforlegalreform. com/. In presenting the award, the ILR recog- nized Justice Victory's strong leadership of the Louisiana Supreme Court during his years on the bench. He was praised for using a strict constructionist approach in deciding cases and also for his superior legal reasoning. A number of opinions authored by Justice Victory helped to curb lawsuit abuse in Louisiana. Justice Victory will retire at the end of the year, having served 20 years on the Louisiana Supreme Court. He graduated from Centenary College continued on page 2