Kendrick Guidry, alone among judges, initially ruled that the state supreme court’s decision to uphold a ‘lookback window’ for abuse claims did not set a binding precedent
Only one judge in Louisiana has ruled in favor of the Catholic church’s ongoing attempts to strike down a law there which allowed old abuse claims their day in court – even after a state supreme court decision upheld the constitutionality of that so-called “lookback window”.
But now, that judge – Kendrick J Guidry of Lake Charles – is being forced to acknowledge that his ruling benefited a specific church on whose finance committee he sits, giving him a direct financial interest that required his recusal under the state’s judicial code.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/25/louisiana-judge-catholic-church-abuse-recusal
Author : David Hammer of WWL Louisiana and Ramon Antonio Vargas
Publish date : 2026-04-25 11:00:00
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