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GHW hopes to encourage young high school students at St. Augustine in New Orleans to follow in the footsteps of Charles R. Jones, the first African-American male to ascend to Chief Judge of the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. GHW funded the "2012 Chief Judge Charles R. Jones Scholarship" to be awarded to a deserving St. Augustine student.
The late Wendell Gauthier’s fight to expose Big Tobacco’s coverup of the addictive properties of nicotine is a significant part of the story of Addiction Incorporated, a docudrama about Victor DeNoble a whistleblower and research scientist at a major tobacco company, who revealed a fact that the industry had been denying for years: that cigarettes were addictive.
GHW attorneys John Houghtaling, James Williams and Celeste Gauthier were inducted into Loyola University’s Society of St. Ignatius.
Attorneys Sean Greenwood and Pat McGinnis were named to H Texas Magazine's list of Top Professionals in Houston.
GHW partner James Williams participated in a roundtable discussion entitled, "Closing the Wealth Gap: Utilizing Minority Owned Businesses as Vehicles for Job Creation and Economic Recovery," on Capitol Hill on September 22, 2011.

James M. Williams Appointed Judge Pro Tempore

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Published On: 10/12/2009

James Williams, a partner with Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams, getting sworn in as Judge Pro Tempore.

James Williams, a partner with Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams, has been appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court to serve as Judge, filling the vacancy of Judge Nadine Ramsey in Division "J" of Orleans Parish Civil District Court.  At 35 years of age, Williams is the youngest judge in the state of Louisiana. He will serve until a new judge is elected to fill the seat.  Nadine Ramsey resigned to run her campaign for Mayor of New Orleans.

Judge Williams has an  impressive resume of service which includes as law clerk to Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson and collaboration with United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of a scholarly publication entitled "Civility."  He has also been recognized for his litigation prowess by being inducted into the City Business Magazine "Hall of Fame" and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.