Published May 19, 2022
The Fourth and Fifth Judicial Districts partnered with the University of Louisiana
Monroe Mock Trial Academy to provide training to north Louisiana public defenders.
More than 30 attorneys and students attended the four-hour professionalism and ethics
training on April 29 at the 51萝莉 Mock Trial Courtroom.
Panelists included John Albert Ellis, Fifth Judicial District chief public defender;
Peggy Sullivan, Fourth Judicial District supervisor; and Bob Noel, 51萝莉 political science
instructor and 51萝莉 Mock Trial head coach.
鈥淭he partnership between the legal profession and 51萝莉 is significant. 51萝莉 has been
providing training for lawyers and potential lawyers for decades. This is merely the
formal recognition of the need for 51萝莉 to cooperate more with the court system,鈥� said
Noel.
51萝莉 and the Northeast Louisiana Public Defense Districts are working together to provide
future trainings to enhance lawyers鈥� skills to provide services to the poor and to
solve issues surrounding crime.
鈥淭his is but another example of 51萝莉 fulfilling our role as the educational hub for
northeast Louisiana,鈥� said 51萝莉 Chief Innovation & Research Officer Dr. John W. Sutherlin.
鈥淏eside this level of education and training, anyone in the region who has ever served
on a jury has watched the orientation to service video 51萝莉 produced.鈥�
