Shreveport, Louisiana (2013)
Third District, Section 2, Division B
Married to State District Court Judge Mike Pitman
CAREER
- Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, Shreveport, LA: Appellate Judge,
Elected to Office 2012 - State District Judge, First Judicial District Court, Caddo Parish
- Assistant Attorney General
- In charge of North Louisiana Civil Division
for 16 years - Litigated civil and criminal cases throughout North
Louisiana - Author of hundreds of Attorney General Opinions
- In charge of North Louisiana Civil Division
- North Louisiana Mediation Associates, L.L.C., Partner
- Judicial Law Clerk, First Judicial District Court, Caddo Parish
- Assistant Professor, LSU Health Sciences Center- Shreveport
- Speech and Language Consultant, Red River Parish School Board
- Special Education Teacher and Speech-Language Pathologist, Bossier Parish School Board
EDUCATION
- Juris Doctorate, LSU Law Center in Baton Rouge
- Certified Mediator, Loyola School of Law
- Master of Communication Disorders, LSU Health Sciences Center
- Bachelor of Arts in Education, LSU-Shreveport
PROFESSIONAL, CIVIC AND BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS
- Member, Shreveport and Louisiana Bar Associations
- Member, Louisiana District Judges Association
- Member, American Judges Association
- Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
- Certified Special Education Mediator
- Certified Family Law Mediator
- Louisiana Teaching Certificate (Type A- Lifetime)
- President, Second Circuit Judges Association
- Founder and Instructor of “Kick It Up,” Christian martial arts program for
children at Summer Grove Baptist Church - Moderator of “Dateline Shreveport” television program
- Founder and Presenter of “Don’t Be A Victim,” a safety training program for
senior citizens, women and children - Active in Caddo Parish Sheriff’s CSI Camp for children
- Panelist on legal issues for Jambalaya Jubilee Camp for Children with
Arthritis - LSU-Shreveport Alumni Board
- South Shreveport Business Association Board
- Mayor’s Commission on Education
- Member, Louisiana Department of Education Task Force on Disabled Children
- Advisory Board, Children’s Center, LSU Health Sciences Center
- Steering Committee of Juvenile Drug Court, Bossier Parish
- Steering Committee for Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana
- Legal Advisor for Wish Upon A Star, Inc.
- Shreveport Community Renewal Volunteer
- Coach for Louisiana State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Competition
- Presenter of numerous lectures, most recently at Louisiana District Judges
Association and Shreveport Bar Association
