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Posted on: Jun 4, 2026
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On January 31, 2026, NOBA hosted the inaugural Above the Crim Basketball Tournament, chaired by Judge Paula Brown, La. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Judge Marcus DeLarge, Orleans Criminal District Court. The tournament raised funds to provide free NOBA membership to the attorneys in the Orleans District Attorney and Public Defenders' Offices. 

The 2026 Above the Crim tournament featured four teams, each sponsored by a law firm: a team of district attorneys sponsored by Morris Bart, a team of public defenders sponsored by Baker Donelson, a private criminal defense firm team sponsored by Jones Walker, and a federal practitioner team, sponsored by Chehardy Sherman Williams.

Read more about the tournament in Briefly Speaking.