--- title: "Bobbie Smith | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bobbie-smith-new-orleans-municipal-and-a-traffic-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Bobbie Smith New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court · Municipal and Traffic Court Judge ## Profile - Court: New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court - State: Louisiana - Role: Municipal and Traffic Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Bobbie C. Smith is a Democratic Party judge serving Division E of the Orleans Parish Municipal & Traffic Court in New Orleans, Louisiana, a role he has held since January 1, 2023, with his term ending December 31, 2026 - court: New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court · role: Judge · start date: 2022 · notes: Division E, elected November 8, 2022, filling vacancy due to retirement of Judge Sean Early; previously served as Ad Hoc Judge; confirmed by ethics reports LA-126011 and LA-113768 and voter guide ### Education - Southern University Law Center — Law — J.D. ### Additional information - He succeeded retired Judge Sean Early in 2023 - Attorney — Private Practice - Personal Injury and DWI · start year: 2002 - Managing Member — Bobbie C. Smith Attorney at Law, LLC · start year: 2002 - Before becoming a judge, Smith was a defense attorney with about two decades in private practice, and also served in the City Attorney’s Office and as an ad hoc judge. - Assistant City Attorney — City of New Orleans - The court is part of the city’s justice system, ensuring fair and efficient handling of local and traffic-related legal issues - Smith has been active in community events, including veteran recognition gatherings and local civic functions ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic or photographic presentation of evidence Scope: statewide Louisiana trial judges may authorize electronic or photographic means for presenting evidence, preserving the record, counsel use, or judicial-administration purposes. Evidence excerpt: A trial judge may authorize ... the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### broadcast recording photography Scope: statewide Louisiana judges generally prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing courtroom proceedings unless a Canon 3A(9) exception applies. Evidence excerpt: a judge shall prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### appellate extended media coverage Scope: statewide Louisiana appellate courts may permit extended media coverage in public appellate proceedings, subject to the authority of the court and presiding judge or panel. Evidence excerpt: An appellate court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, and taking photographs of public judicial proceedings [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bobbie-smith-new-orleans-municipal-and-a-traffic-court-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Attorney-Bobbie-Smith-Qualifies-In-The-Race-for-Traffic-and-Municipal--Court--Division-E.html?soid=1011087220895&aid=2wEUaFxZZuM) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://antigravitymagazine.com/feature/voter-education-guide-6/) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://eap.ethics.la.gov/cfsearch/LA-126011.pdf) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://eap.ethics.la.gov/cfsearch/LA-113768.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bobbie-smith-new-orleans-municipal-and-a-traffic-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bobbie-smith-new-orleans-municipal-and-a-traffic-court-la", "name": "Bobbie Smith | KnowJudges", "description": "Bobbie Smith, New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court. 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