--- title: "Chris Hazel | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/chris-hazel-judge-louisiana-9th-judicial-district-court-elec-sec-2-div-b-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Chris Hazel Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 9th 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 - “Chris” Hazel is the Division B criminal docket judge for the Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court in Rapides Parish, serving since December 2018 - Marine infantry, Border Patrol1992–1997, Yeager law clerk, Grant/Rapides ADA, legislature2007 onward - Law clerk for Ninth Judicial District Judge Thomas M. Yeager ### Education ### Additional information - Elected as Division B judge in December 2018 - UNO political science BA1990, Cooley JD2000 - Judge Lowell C. - Judge Hazel presides over Division B of the 9th Judicial District Court - handling the criminal docket in Alexandria, Louisiana. ## 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/judges/chris-hazel/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/chris-hazel/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/chris-hazel/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [9thjdc.org](https://9thjdc.org/divisions/division-b-judge-hazel/) - [en-academic.com](https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/11536019) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Lowell_Hazel) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/chris-hazel) - [goodparty.org](https://goodparty.org/people/chris-hazel-810e659f) - [legalreportcard.com](https://legalreportcard.com/judge/j-chris-hazel-la-9th-judicial-district) - [www.decodethevote.com](https://www.decodethevote.com/candidate/cand-sos-la-chris-hazel-ci-67818) - [www.conservapedia.com](https://www.conservapedia.com/Chris_Hazel) - [alchetron.com](https://alchetron.com/Chris-Hazel) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/chris-hazel-judge-louisiana-9th-judicial-district-court-elec-sec-2-div-b-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/chris-hazel-judge-louisiana-9th-judicial-district-court-elec-sec-2-div-b-la", "name": "Chris Hazel | KnowJudges", "description": "Chris Hazel, Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC). Collected 2026-07-26.