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'''Allen Parker Self, Jr.,''' known as '''Parker Self''' (born January 31, 1959),<ref name=voterportal>{{cite web|url=http://voterportal.sos.la.gov/voter.aspx|title=Click Allen Self, January 1959|publisher=voterportal.sos.la.gov|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref> is the Chief Judge of the 26th Judicial District Court for [[Bossier Parish, Louisiana|Bossier]] and [[Webster Parish, Louisiana|Webster]] parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. He holds the Division F position on the court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ldja.org/judges/26th-district/|title=26th District - Louisiana Judges Association|publisher=ldja.org|accessdate=June 11, 2017}}</ref>

'''Allen Parker Self, Jr.,''' known as '''Parker Self''' (born January 31, 1959),<ref name=voterportal>{{cite web|url=http://voterportal.sos.la.gov/voter.aspx|title=Click Allen Self, January 1959|publisher=voterportal.sos.la.gov|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref> is the Chief Judge of the 26th Judicial District Court for Bossier and Webster parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. He holds the Division F position on the court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ldja.org/judges/26th-district/|title=26th District - Louisiana Judges Association|publisher=ldja.org|accessdate=June 11, 2017}}</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

The son of Allen P. and Bonnie B. Self, Sr., of [[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier City]], Parker Self received his undergraduate degree summa cum laude in 1981 from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. In 1984, he procured his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from [[Louisiana State University Law Center]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]].<ref name=jdc/> From 1984 to 2003, Self was engaged in the private practice of law.  His specialty fields are [[medical malpractice]], nursing negligence, [[personal injury]], and [[probate]], successions, and wills.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.martindale.com/benton/louisiana/allen-parker-self-jr-608677-a/|title=Judge Profile: Hon. Allen Parker Self, Jr.: Areas of practice|publisher=Martindale.com|accessdate=June 11, 2017}}</ref>

The son of Allen P. and Bonnie B. Self, Sr., Bossier City, Parker Self received his undergraduate degree summa cum laude in 1981 from Louisiana Tech in Ruston. In 1984, he procured his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from [[Louisiana State University Law Center]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]].<ref name=jdc/> From 1984 to 2003, Self was engaged in the private practice of law.  His specialty fields are [[medical malpractice]], nursing negligence, personal injury, and [[probate]], successions, and wills.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.martindale.com/benton/louisiana/allen-parker-self-jr-608677-a/|title=Judge Profile: Hon. Allen Parker Self, Jr.: Areas of practice|publisher=Martindale.com|accessdate=June 11, 2017}}</ref>

He is a former chair of the Young Lawyer Section of Louisiana Bar Association and currently serves on the Bill of Rights section of that organization. Self is affiliated with the National Association for Court Management and the American Judges Association. He teaches at the North Louisiana Criminal Justice Academy in [[Plain Dealing, Louisiana|Plain Dealing]] in Bossier Parish.<ref name=jdc/>{{cite web|url=http://www.26jdc.com/judges.html|title=Judge Parker Self|publisher=26jdc.com|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Parker-Self/360969271|title=Parker Self: Northwest Louisiana Criminal Justice Academy|publisher=Zoominfo.com|accessdate=June 11, 2017}}</ref>

He is a former chair of the Young Lawyer Section of Louisiana Bar Association and currently serves on the Bill of Rights section of that organization. Self is affiliated with the National Association for Court Management and the American Judges Association. He teaches at the North Louisiana Criminal Justice Academy in Plain Dealing in Bossier Parish.<ref name=jdc/>{{cite web|url=http://www.26jdc.com/judges.html|title=Judge Parker Self|publisher=26jdc.com|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Parker-Self/360969271|title=Parker Self: Northwest Louisiana Criminal Justice Academy|publisher=Zoominfo.com|accessdate=June 11, 2017}}</ref>

Self and his wife, the former Paula Hodgkins (born November 1958), have twin sons, Lucas Hodgkins Self and William Parker "Will" Self, who were born in October 1990.<ref name=voterportal/> The Selfs reside in Bossier City.

Self and his wife, the former Paula Hodgkins (born November 1958), have twin sons, Lucas Hodgkins Self and William Parker "Will" Self, who were born in October 1990.<ref name=voterportal/> The Selfs reside in Bossier City.