--- title: "Christopher Boudreaux | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-boudreaux-judge-louisiana-17th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Christopher Boudreaux Louisiana 17th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 17th 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 - Christopher J. Boudreaux is a judge of Division D in the 17th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, serving Lafourche Parish, elected in 2014 and re‐elected in 2020, with his term ending December 31, 2026 - Before joining the bench, Boudreaux held the role of Chief Public Defender for the 17th Judicial District (appointed 2007). ### Education ### Additional information - LSU education BS1983 and JD1986; private practice, Thibodaux assistant city attorney, appellate research attorney, chief public defender2007. - Began his legal career as a research attorney for the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal before entering private practice - handling family, real estate, banking, collection, succession, personal injury, workers’ compensation, and criminal defense matters, and worked as an assistant city attorney for the City of Thibodaux - He also practiced law privately ## 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/christopher-chub-boudreaux/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/christopher-chub-boudreaux/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/christopher-chub-boudreaux/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [www.17thjdc.online](https://www.17thjdc.online/divisions-of-court) - [www.17thjdc.online](https://www.17thjdc.online/judge-boudreaux) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Christopher_Boudreaux) - [www.bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/19350011) - [oddusee.com](https://oddusee.com/nola/politics/christopher-j-boudreaux/) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/christopher-j-boudreaux) - [www.brla.gov](https://www.brla.gov/1834/Division-A---Judge-Calli-M-Boudreaux) - [www.houmatoday.com](https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2014/03/19/thibodaux-attorney-seeks-judgeship/27083362007/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-boudreaux-judge-louisiana-17th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-boudreaux-judge-louisiana-17th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la", "name": "Christopher Boudreaux | KnowJudges", "description": "Christopher Boudreaux, Louisiana 17th 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.