Racism in Louisiana - white SCOL justices refuse to recognize black Chief Justice

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Louisiana high court squabble turns ugly: James Gill | NOLA.com

Now that Kitty Kimball is retiring, the state Constitution says the next chief must be the justice who has been on the court the longest. No one has been there so long as Johnson, who was elected in 1994

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The squabble has turned so ugly that Johnson has been forced to file a federal lawsuit asserting her right to the top spot, while her supporters cry racism. It is an unseemly public spectacle such as Supreme Court justices are traditionally eager to avoid.