Janice Clark
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Janice Clark is a judge for the 19th Judicial District, Louisiana, a position to which she was elected in October 1992. She has also served as the court's Chief Judge since 1999.[1],[2]Clark is a 1976 graduate of Southern University Law Center. She had a private practice in law from 1979-1992, and served as staff attorney for the Louisiana Legislative Council and the Bayou Lafourche Legal Services, in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.[1]
In 1986, Clark filed a lawsuit, Clark v. Edwards, that resulted in greater African-American representation in Louisiana’s judicial system and called for the establishment of subdistricts of the state's judicial courts.[1]
Public records ruling
In March 2009, Clark ruled that the Louisiana Division of Administration's and the Louisiana Economic Development Department responded to a request for public records under the Louisiana Public Records Act in a way that amounted to "deliberate indifference and ineptitude ris[ing] to [the] level of arbitrary and capricious". The state agencies indicated they would appeal the decision to the First Circuit Court of Appeal.[3]
Board of Ethics complaint
On February 14, 2002, the Lousiana Board of Ethics determined that Clark had "violated the restrictions on the use of campaign funds in the CFDA when she used campaign funds for personal use. The Board acknowledges that the funds were repaid to the campaign, but a violation occurred when the funds were initially loaned and used for inappropriate expenses." Based on this determination, the Board of Ethics fined Clark $5,000.[2]
The Board of Ethics made this determination after an investigation in which it determined that Clark had borrowed $32,000 from her 1992 and 1996 campaign funds and spent the money "to enhance her personal appearance and wardrobe."[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 News from the Southern University Law Center, April 8, 2005
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Louisiana Board of Ethics, "Re: Personal use of Campaign Funds by The Honorable Janice Clark, District Court Judge", February 14, 2002
- ↑ Shreveport Times, "Two state offices violated La.'s public records law, judge rules", March 31, 2009
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