Is Judge Alexander the Most Travelled Judge in U.S.?

Both the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Metro Council of East Baton Rouge Parish have tried to curb the international travel at taxpayer expense of Baton Rouge City Court Judge Yvette Alexander.  However, so far, they have failed to stop her worldwide escapades. On Jan. 16, 2014, the Advocate carried this article by Rebecca Allen.

Public to Pay for BR Judge’s 5-Star Trip to Morocco

“Baton Rouge City Court Judge Yvette Alexander, who already has billed taxpayers for trips to Hawaii, Jamaica and Italy, is on her way to Morocco, where she will stay in five-star hotels while attending a judicial conference.”

“The cost of the 5,000-mile excursion is at least $2,898 and taxpayers will foot the bill.”

“The trip is billed as the National Bar Association’s mid-winter meeting. For the first half of the trip, the delegation will stay at the five-star Sofitel Rabat Jardin Des Roses in the heart of the capital city.”

“The second half of the conference will take place at the five-star Four Seasons Resort, according to forms submitted to the city-parish for reimbursement.”

“Alexander has been a judge since 1995 and has a well-documented history of taking lavish conference trips, paid for with tax dollars.”

“From 2007 to 2012, Alexander took 37 trips, and used a total of $52,704 in public funds.”

“Her travels included two trips to Hawaii, two trips to Jamaica, and visits to Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, the Virgin Islands and the West Indies. In 2002, Alexander took another eyebrow-raising trip to Italy costing taxpayers $1,900, drawing the attention of the Metro Council.”

“When judges take leave, a cost to pay an ad hoc, or substitute, judge also is incurred.”

Since 2014, the Judge has continued travelling at taxpayer expense! For example, just after qualifying to run for District Judge in January 2020, she left on a two-week trip to South Africa, paid for by — taxpayers! Apparently, a Baton Rouge city judge can learn a lot on these educational trips.