--- title: "Brady Michael Fitzsimmons | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brady-michael-fitzsimmons-7387" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Brady Michael Fitzsimmons Louisiana Court of Appeal · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal - State: Louisiana - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1995-present - Judge Ad Hoc / Pro Tempore by assignment · Louisiana Supreme Court · 2005 · 2023 · Continued to serve at request of LA Supreme Court until 2023 per obit - Circuit Judge · First Circuit Court of Appeal · 1995 · 2005 · Elected 1995 served until 2005 per obit, replaced by Jeff Hughes 2005 - Brady Michael Fitzsimmons held the role of a Judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal from 1995 to 2005, elected to the First Circuit - He had been on the bench for 31 years in total, including earlier roles as a District Judge in St. Tammany Parish (1988). - St. Tammany Parish · 1988 · District Judge in St Tammany Parish 1988 per obit - corrects earlier 1970s-90s 22nd JDC estimate - District Judge · 22nd/24th JDC? - His career also included work as a public defender, assistant district attorney, and private practitioner ### Education - College English Instructor · Before law degree per obit 2025 - Louisiana State University — English (inferred) — M.A. - Spring Hill College — Mobile, AL — B.A. - Graduated Spring Hill College Mobile - 8 years Jesuit education incl St Catherine of Sienna and McGill Institute - Attended — Marquette University — Undergraduate start - Started college at Marquette Milwaukee per obit - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Practitioner, 1994-1994 - Born July 17, 1941 in New Orleans to Huyet Walter Fitzsimmons and Henrietta Mae Truxillo, Fitzsimmons began college at Marquette University in Milwaukee and graduated from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. - Date of birth: 1941-07-17 - Among his most cited cases was Connelly v. - Masters from LSU per obit - taught as college English instructor before law - Private practice · General practice after JD - A devout Catholic, he received a Master’s degree from LSU ## 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.courtlistener.com/person/7387/brady-michael-fitzsimmons/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7387/brady-michael-fitzsimmons/) - [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7387/brady-michael-fitzsimmons/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7387/brady-michael-fitzsimmons/) - [Brady Fitzsimmons Obituary (07/17/1941 - 04/14/2025) - Red Lodge, MT - AL.com (Mobile)](https://obits.al.com/us/obituaries/mobile/name/brady-fitzsimmons-obituary?id=58183850) - [Brady Michael Fitzsimmons (Louisiana Court of Appeal) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7387/brady-michael-fitzsimmons) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://hawaiiobituaries.com/us/obituaries/mobile/name/brady-fitzsimmons-obituary?id=58183850 (full text 2025-04-18)) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7387/brady-michael-fitzsimmons/) - [Brady Fitzsimmons Obituary (07/17/1941 - 04/14/2025) - Red Lodge, MT - AL.com (Mobile)](https://obits.al.com/us/obituaries/mobile/name/brady-fitzsimmons-obituary?id=58183850) - [Brady Michael Fitzsimmons (Louisiana Court of Appeal) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7387/brady-michael-fitzsimmons) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brady-michael-fitzsimmons-7387", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brady-michael-fitzsimmons-7387", "name": "Brady Michael Fitzsimmons | KnowJudges", "description": "Brady Michael Fitzsimmons, Louisiana Court of Appeal. 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