--- title: "Chris Victory | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/chris-victory-judge-louisiana-1st-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-c-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Chris Victory Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 1st 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 - Republican judge of the 1st Judicial District in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, elected in 2020 and serving until the end of 2026 ### Education - Bachelor's — Oklahoma Baptist University - Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center — Law — J.D. - Bachelor of Civil Law — Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center — Civil Law - Undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Baptist University ### Additional information - court: Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court · role: Judge · start date: 2021-01-01 · notes: Section 2 Division C, elected Nov 3 2020, term expires end 2026 - Seabaugh Joffrion associate2009 and managing partner2011–2015, arbitrator2014. - LSU JD/BCL - Juris Doctor (J.D.) along with a Bachelor of Civil Law from the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center - Victory is a member of the Republican Party and is one of several judges serving in the Caddo Parish civil division. ## 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-victory/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/chris-victory/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/chris-victory/) - [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/chris-victory-judge-louisiana-1st-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-c-la) - [www.louisianajudiciary.com](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/feed/) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/christopher-t-victory) - [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_P._Victory) - [creativecommons.org](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - [www.ktbs.com](https://www.ktbs.com/news/arklatex-indepth/judicial-candidate-chris-victory-i-really-feel-called-to-this-position/article_df1f938e-e26a-11ea-aeb5-afe1a6cdc2ec.html) - [www.decodethevote.com](https://www.decodethevote.com/candidate/cand-sos-la-christopher-t-victory-ci-67783) - [docketaudit.com](https://docketaudit.com/judges/la/christopher-t-victory/) - [www.ktbs.com](https://www.ktbs.com/news/3investigates/judge-no-evidence-of-colleagues-bias-toward-police/article_4e76e006-40e3-11ed-8bf5-670bf93b0aa1.html) - [www.louisianajudiciary.com](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/chris-victory-judge-louisiana-1st-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-c-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/chris-victory-judge-louisiana-1st-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-c-la", "name": "Chris Victory | KnowJudges", "description": "Chris Victory, Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court. 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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.