--- title: "Carson Marcantel | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carson-marcantel-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-elec-sec-3-division-i-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Carson Marcantel Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court - State: Louisiana - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The elected Division I judge for Section 3 of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court, serving since February 26, 2025, with a term ending December 31, 2026 - court: Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court · role: Judge - Election Section 3, Division I · start date: 2025 · notes: Assumed 19th JDC bench in 2025 after City Court resignation; unopposed election reported Jan 2025 for 19th JDC seat (The Advocate via citations) - court: Baton Rouge City Court · role: Judge - Division A, Election Section 2A · start date: 2021 · end date: 2025-02-24 · notes: Elected to City Court Bench 2021; resigned effective February 24, 2025 per Louisiana Governor executive proclamation (vacancy notice) - Attorney — East Baton Rouge Public Defender's Office · start year: 2018 · end year: 2021 - Assistant District Attorney — 19th Judicial District · start year: 1992 · end year: 1996 ### Education - University of Arkansas — Agriculture — B.S. (1984) ### Additional information - Private Practice Attorney - Private litigation practice — Private litigation practice · start year: 1996 · end year: 2021 - Juris Doctorate — L.S.U. Paul M. Hebert Law Center — 1990 — Law - Marcantel’s judicial career began after a long legal career spanning prosecution, private practice, and public defense ## 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.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [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/carson-marcantel-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-elec-sec-3-division-i-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](http://www.brla.gov/1834/division-a-judge-chris-hester) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2025/21-JML-2025-Proclamation.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carson-marcantel-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-elec-sec-3-division-i-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carson-marcantel-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-elec-sec-3-division-i-la", "name": "Carson Marcantel | KnowJudges", "description": "Carson Marcantel, Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. 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