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In 1972, he joined Alexandria Municipal Judge [[George M. Foote]] and Dr. [[Glenn Bryant]]

In 1972, he joined Alexandria Municipal Judge [[George M. Foote]] and Dr. [[Glenn Bryant]]

then the pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in downtown Alexandra, to establish the Renaissance Home, a haven for troubled youth in need of rehabilitation who otherwise could land in prison upon reaching adulthood. Robert J. "Bob" Tillie (born June 1944) of Pineville, the Renaissance founding executive director from 1973–2006, told ''The Alexandria Town Talk'' that Humphries was highly "supportive of a place for juveniles to have a second chance. He was very caring of kids in need."<ref name=adtt>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20100323/NEWS01/3230325/-1/NEWSFRONT2/Retired-Judge-Humphries-co-founder-of-Renaissance-Home-dies-in-Alexandria|author=Richard P. Sharkey|title=Retired Judge Humphries, Co-founder of Renaissance Home, dies in Alexandria|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk''|date=March 23, 2010|accessdate=March 24, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref>  

then the pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in downtown Alexandra, to establish the Renaissance Home, a haven for troubled youth in need of rehabilitation who otherwise could land in prison upon reaching adulthood. Robert J. "Bob" Tillie (born June 1944) of Pineville, the Renaissance founding executive director from 1973–2006, told ''The Alexandria Town Talk'' that Humphries was highly "supportive of a place for juveniles to have a second chance. He was very caring of kids in need."<ref name=adtt>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20100323/NEWS01/3230325/-1/NEWSFRONT2/Retired-Judge-Humphries-co-founder-of-Renaissance-Home-dies-in-Alexandria|author=Richard P. Sharkey|title=Retired Judge Humphries, Co-founder of Renaissance Home, dies in Alexandria|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk''|date=March 23, 2010|accessdate=March 24, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref>

 

Humphries conducted the first pilot program in Louisiana for the use of cameras and recording equipment in the courtroom, having received the Margaret Dixon Freedom of Information Award, named for the former managing editor of ''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate.''  He also spent six weeks in [[China]] studying that country's legal system.<ref name=obit/>​

Humphries conducted the first pilot program in Louisiana for the use of cameras and recording equipment in the courtroom, having received the Margaret Dixon Freedom of Information Award, named for the former managing editor of ''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate.''  He also spent six weeks in [[China]] studying that country's legal system.<ref name=obit/>​

After he left the bench, Humphries said in a 1981 interview that the imposition of a sentence is "one of the most demanding tasks judges face. The facts of each crime are all different. I consider the facts of each crime, the defendant -- his background, his propensity for future crime or the possibility for rehabilitation, and the prime consideration is the public and the victim. [One] can hardly separate the (last) two because the victim is part of the public, and the public is a potential victim. . . . "<ref name=adtt/>​

 

After he left the bench, Humphries said in a 1981 interview that the imposition of a sentence is "one of the most demanding tasks judges face. The facts of each crime are all different. I consider the facts of each crime, the defendant -- his background, his propensity for future crime or the possibility for rehabilitation, and the prime consideration is the public and the victim. [One] can hardly separate the (last) two because the victim is part of the public, and the public is a potential victim. . . . "<ref name=adtt/>

In 1956, Humphries was an alternate delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]] held in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], which nominated the [[Adlai Stevenson|Stevenson]]-[[Estes Kefauver|Kefauver]] ticket, the first Democratic ticket to lose the Louisiana [[electoral vote]] since the disputed U.S. presidential election of 1876. Humphries' law partner Camille Gravel was a delegate to that same convention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphries-hunsinger.html|title=Index to Politicians: Humphreyville to Hunstein |publisher=The politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=March 24, 2010}}</ref>​​

In 1956, Humphries was an alternate delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]] held in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], which nominated the [[Adlai Stevenson|Stevenson]]-[[Estes Kefauver|Kefauver]] ticket, the first Democratic ticket to lose the Louisiana [[electoral vote]] since the disputed U.S. presidential election of 1876. Humphries' law partner Camille Gravel was a delegate to that same convention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphries-hunsinger.html|title=Index to Politicians: Humphreyville to Hunstein |publisher=The politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=March 24, 2010}}</ref>​​

In 1976, Humphries coined the term "Red River Delta" as the name of the law enforcement planning agency that includes eight Central Louisiana parishes, among them Rapides. The planning districts were originally established under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, signed into law in by then [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205537/http://www.rrdnw.com/History.htmm|title=History of Red River Delta|publisher=Rrdnw.com|accessdate=March 24, 2010}}</ref>​

In 1976, Humphries coined the term "Red River Delta" as the name of the law enforcement planning agency that includes eight Central Louisiana parishes, among them Rapides. The planning districts were originally established under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, signed into law in by then [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205537/http://www.rrdnw.com/History.htmm|title=History of Red River Delta|publisher=Rrdnw.com|accessdate=March 24, 2010}}</ref>​

 

Late in his career, Humphries was falsely accused by former Alexandria [[Mayor]] [[Ed Karst]] of  political corruption.  The allegation came after Humphries ruled against Karst in several lawsuits which pitted Karst against the Alexandria [[architect]] [[Joe Fryar]], in a dispute over public housing projects formerly known as "Karst Park". The bar association initiated disbarment proceedings against Karst on the grounds that his slurs against Judge Humphries constituted misconduct. In a hearing in 1981, Karst admitted that the allegations that he had hurled against Humphries were baseless. Karst failed to be reinstated to his law practice, as the Louisiana Supreme Court denied each appeal.<ref>"Former candidate for governor Karst dies", ''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'', July 18, 1992, p. 9-C.</ref><ref>"Ex-Mayor Karst dies", ''The Town Talk'', July 18–19, 1992.</ref>

Late in his career, Humphries was falsely accused by former Alexandria [[Mayor]] [[Ed Karst]] of  political corruption.  The allegation came after Humphries ruled against Karst in several lawsuits which pitted Karst against the Alexandria [[architect]] [[Joe Fryar]], in a dispute over public housing projects formerly known as "Karst Park". The bar association initiated disbarment proceedings against Karst on the grounds that his slurs against Judge Humphries constituted misconduct. In a hearing in 1981, Karst admitted that the allegations that he had hurled against Humphries were baseless. Karst failed to be reinstated to his law practice, as the Louisiana Supreme Court denied each appeal.<ref>"Former candidate for governor Karst dies", ''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'', July 18, 1992, p. 9-C.</ref><ref>"Ex-Mayor Karst dies", ''The Town Talk'', July 18–19, 1992.</ref>