WAINWRIGHT v. KELLY

No. 2020-C-01004.

300 So.3d 864 (2020)

C. Gary WAINWRIGHT v. Diedre Pierce KELLY and The Honorable Arthur A. Morrell James Ryan Newhart v. Diedre Pierce Kelly and Arthur Morrell, in His Official Capacity as Clerk of Court in the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

August 17, 2020.


On Supervisory Writ to the Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans

Writ application granted. See per curiam.

Granted. Louisiana Constitution article V, § 24 states that potential candidates "shall have been admitted to the practice of law in the state" for eight years in order to qualify for a district judicial seat (emphasis added). Ms. Kelly was admitted to the bar on October 20, 2011. She was suspended from the practice of law between...

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