2024-02-01 08:31:24
On January 11, Brigitte Campos Wallon became the first woman elected President of the Pyrénées-Orientales Bar Association. Bâtonnier and not Bâtonnier, specifies that which is due to the use of the word in the feminine “since it exists”. “There have been attempts in the past to elect a woman but perhaps our colleagues were not yet ready. Today this is all the more justified as the profession is becoming more feminine. » Indeed, the Pyrénées-Orientales bar, which is attached to the Perpignan Judicial Court, has 341 lawyers and 39 honorary lawyers, and more than half are women.
For her induction, Brigitte Campos Wallon, 62, also made a point of handing over the traditional baton, engraved with her name, a symbol of authority within the bar. “I had a hackberry stick made by the Esat (work assistance establishment and service) based in Sorède. It was also to this Esat that my father, who was a cabinetmaker, had given his lathe and it is undoubtedly with this lathe that my stick was made,” she confides.
An association that helps minors
A lawyer for 35 years, Brigitte Campos Wallon specializes in family and personal law. A fierce defender of the rights of women and children, she was also, until her recent election at the head of the Catalan bar, president of Children’s Defense Lawyers, an association which offers advice, assistance and defense to minors. “The association’s lawyers can be appointed to come and assist children when they are summoned for a free hearing, for example. Besides that, we intervene in middle and high schools to alert people about harassment,” she explains, emphasizing the importance of mediation to resolve conflicts.
Now honorary president of the association, Brigitte Campos Wallon is preparing to devote a large part of her time to her role as president for the next two years. A consecration for this lawyer, “and a strong commitment to the order and my colleagues before my retirement”.
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