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Committee rejects amendment to allow specialty courts, expand discipline over out-of-state lawyers
Summary
The House Committee on Judiciary voted 5–7 against Senate Bill 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the legislature to create specialty courts and given the Supreme Court disciplinary authority over lawyers not admitted in the state.
Vice Chair Representative Cathy Edmondson convened the House Committee on Judiciary on Nov. 18, where senators and representatives debated Senate Bill 1, a proposed constitutional amendment from Senator Morris and coauthor Representative McMakin that would expand court jurisdiction and allow the Supreme Court to discipline attorneys who practice in Louisiana but are not admitted here.
Proponents said the amendment merely creates authority for future action. "This comes from the governor's call item 20," Representative McMakin told the committee, and the…
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