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==Background==

==Background==

The son of Allen P. and Bonnie B. Self, Sr., of [[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 the 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>

Parker was the older of two sons of Allen P. Self, Sr. (1932-2019), and the former Bonnie Bryan. The senior Self was a long-term [[educator]] in Bossier Parish and an active leader in the First [[United Methodist]] Church of [[Bossier City]].

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=allen-parker-self&pid=192732013|title=Allen Parker Self|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 29, 2019}}</ref> 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 the 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 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>