Terri Love
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Education
Love graduated from Jackson State University in 1983 with a B.A. in political science. Three years later, she received her Juris Doctor from Tulane University School of Law. In 2004, she received a Master Laws degree from the University of Virginia. Judge Love has completed the New York University School of Law’s Institute for Appellate Judges. In 2007, Judge Love was selected to attend the International Judicial Academy, where she studied international law in The Hague, Netherlands.
Legal career
In 1990, Judge Love established a private practice, specializing in family law. In 1993, she was appointed Judge Ad Hoc by the judges of the Juvenile Court of Orleans Parish. The following year, she accepted an appointment by Mayor Marc Morial to the position of Chief Deputy City Attorney for the City of New Orleans. During her tenure, Judge Love was the lead author of the city’s first domestic violence ordinance. In October 1995, Judge Love was elected to the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. In September 2000, Judge Love was elected to the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. In August 2004, she was re-elected to serve a ten-year term.[1]
Bar Office and Activities
Judge Love is a member of the Louisiana State Bar, the Louisiana State Bar Foundation and the National Bar Association. She was appointed to serve on the board of the American Bar Association’s Judicial Division Appellate Judges Conference, which, through dynamic educational programs and leadership, keeps members abreast of important issues. She serves as the co-coordinator of the Minority Judicial Clerkship Program. She is an active lecturer in various continuing legal education programs, and has served as a Trial Advocacy Instructor at the Louisiana State University School of Law. She has also acted as an adjunct professor at Miles College Law School.
Honors
In May 2004, Judge Love was bestowed with the prestigious Ernest N. Morial, Judicial Pacesetter Award, presented by the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society.
Political Affiliations
Memberships and Associations
Judge Love is a member of the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, the American Judges Association, New Orleans Bar Association Inn of Court, and the National Association of Women Judges. Judge Love is a member of the Greater Saint Stephens Full Gospel Baptist Church. She is an active member of the Omicron Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., where she serves as Graduate Advisor to the Omicron Psi undergraduate chapter at Tulane University. Judge Love is also a member of the Links, Incorporated.
