orleans parish had 2 clerks of court. elected positions. divided by criminal and civil functions.
they each have a civil service staff, so maybe 1 clerk can manage, but it is a matter of our city charter, not really the business of republicans in baton rouge.
but then we elected calvin duncan. i'll just quote his wikipedia ...
Calvin F. Duncan (born 1962 or 1963) is an American legal advocate and prisoner rights activist. As a teenager, in 1982, he was arrested for murder, then convicted and imprisoned at Louisiana State Penitentiary for most of 28 and a half years. While imprisoned, and with only a ninth-grade education, Duncan taught himself criminal law, and served as a jailhouse lawyer, helping other convicts get their release.
Following his release after a plea bargain, Duncan founded and co-founded multiple foundations to protect prisoners' legal rights, was instrumental in successfully bringing a case to the United States Supreme Court, was exonerated of the murder, earned a Juris Doctor degree from Lewis & Clark Law School at the age of 60, and co-wrote his memoir, The Jailhouse Lawyer, which became a best-seller.
that is 28 years in angola . for a crime he did not commit. he somehow read the law and fought back. our "law and order" crowd translates that as being "uppity.'
i need to look up a few reviews of his book by these regressives.
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