In Re: Byron C. Williams

Supreme Court of Louisiana
June 28, 2022
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: BYRON C. WILLIAMS
No. 2022-B-00911
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IN R
E: Office of Disciplinary Counsel - Applicant Other; Byron Craig Williams -
Applicant Other; Joint Petition for Consent Discipline;
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June 28, 2022
Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam.
Genovese, J., would reject joint petition for consent discipline.
Crain, J., would reject joint petition for consent discipline.
McCallum, J., would reject joint petition for consent discipline.
JLW
JDH
SJC
PDG
06/28/2022 "See News Release 029 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 2
022-B-0911
I
N RE: BYRON C. WILLIAMS
AT
TORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) commenced an investigation
into allegations that while respondent was serving as a judge, he engaged in the
unwelcome touching of several women and acted inappropriately in the courtroom.1
Respondent and the ODC then submitted a joint petition for consent discipline.
Having reviewed the petition,
IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Consent Discipline be accepted and that
Byron C. Williams, Louisiana Bar Roll number 19215, be and he hereby is
suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year and one day.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all cost s and expenses in the matter are
assessed against respondent in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 10.1,
with legal interest to commence thirty days from the date of finality of this court’s
judgment until paid.
1 On July 2, 2018, while respondent was a judge, this court disqualified him from exercising
any judicial function on an interim basis, based upon complaints of judicial misconduct. In re:
Williams, 18- 1000 (La. 7/2/18), 248 So. 3d 1285. No proceedings occurred in the Judiciary
Commission before respondent resigned his judicial office on February 12, 2020, and thus
jurisdiction of this matter passed to the ODC under Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 6.
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