The Louisiana Judicial College provides quality continuing legal education for Louisiana's judges. Continuing legal education courses focus on new law, ethics and cutting-edge issues. As lawyers, judges are required to attend a minimum of 12.5 hours of continued legal education every year --- one hour of which must be on legal ethics, and one hour on professional responsibility. Seminars during the Spring Judges' Conference, Fall Judges' Conference and the Summer School for Judges are augmented through the year with the Annual Torts Seminar, City and Juvenile Judges' Meeting and the Joint Louisiana/Mississippi Meeting. The College continued to issue its Criminal Law Newsletter and, in cooperation with the Louisiana District Judges Association, published the Louisiana Capital Crimes Bench Book.  The College also published a book by Professor N. Gregory Smith of the LSU Law Center titled, "Louisiana Judicial Conduct." Judges can contact Billie Bennett with the Louisiana Judicial College at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (225) 578-8825 with any questions.