2020 Women's Legacy Award Winner, Zorraine "Zoey" Waguespack

Zorraine M. “Zoey” Waguespack - Retired 21st Judicial District Court Judge

Legacy Award Honoree

Waguespack was the Division H Judge of the 21^st Judicial District in Louisiana. She was first elected to this position on November 2, 1998, and she retired on December 31, 2014. Ever since she was in 6^th grade, she knew she wanted to be a lawyer. When her youngest began driving, she went to law school – at the age of 45. Circumstances in her life took her off course for a bit – 23 years to be exact – but that did not stop her drive.  She finished law school as valedictorian.
 
Waguespack began her career as law clerk, first for the Louisiana Legislature and then for the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. She later practiced as an attorney for the Livingston/Denham Springs Mortgage Housing Authority and for the Livingston Activity Center. She also worked as a partner of the Waguespack and Ott Law Firm and spent ten years as a magistrate judge for the Town of Walker. In 1998, she was elected to the district court, where she presided over the Livingston Parish Drug Court.

About the Livingston Parish Women's Leadership Award - the award was founded by the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce in 2017 to coincide with the Women's Leadership Programming and Event.  Since then, the award criteria continues to adjust to today's women.  The criteria for the award includes professional - career accomplishments, community actions and involvement with collective efforts, mentoring of other females, women and a desire to continue and elevate women's programming in Livingston Parish.  For more information, contact April Wehrs at the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce.