--- title: "Craig Owen Marcotte | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/craig-owen-marcotte-judge-louisiana-2nd-circuit-court-of-appeal-3rd-district-sec-2-div-c-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Craig Owen Marcotte Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal - 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‐affiliated judge of the Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal, serving in the 3rd District (Section 2, Division C) with a term ending December 31, 2030 - In 2022, Marcotte won the 3rd District appellate judge seat outright in a special primary, receiving 57.6% of the vote, defeating Erin Leigh Waddell Garrett - Before becoming an appellate judge, Marcotte held the role of a judge of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District in Caddo Parish from 2009 to 2022. - court: 1st Judicial District Court, Caddo Parish · role: District Judge · start date: 2008-11-04 · end date: 2022-04-24 · notes: Elected November 4, 2008 to 1st Judicial District; formerly Caddo Parish - Earlier in his career, he was a law clerk to Judges James E. Bolin and Charles R. Scott (1988–1989) and practiced law for 20 years in private practice with Hicks, Hubley, and Marcotte ### Education - Bachelor's — Louisiana Tech University - Louisiana State University — Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Term expires December 31, 2030. - court: Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal, 3rd District · role: Judge, Court of Appeal · start date: 2022-04-25 · end date: 2030-12-31 · notes: Slug indicates Section 2 Division C; 3rd District, elected in 2019 per judiciary profile, assumed office 2022-04-25 after March 26, 2022 election. - His prior judicial term in the 1st Judicial District was unopposed re‐election in 2014 - Attorney in private practice — Private Practice · end year: 2008 - First elected to that position in 2008 and presided over both criminal and civil cases. - Division parsed from slug: Section 2 Division C. - Prior to elevation to appellate court. - Marcotte is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, Shreveport Bar Association, Shreveport Red Mass Society, and the Harry V. Booth and Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court, among other local and professional organizations ## 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/craig-owen-marcotte/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/craig-owen-marcotte/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/craig-owen-marcotte/) - [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/craig-owen-marcotte-judge-louisiana-2nd-circuit-court-of-appeal-3rd-district-sec-2-div-c-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://ballotpedia.org/Craig_Marcotte) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/craig-owen-marcotte-judge-louisiana-2nd-circuit-court-of-appeal-3rd-district-sec-2-div-c-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/craig-owen-marcotte-judge-louisiana-2nd-circuit-court-of-appeal-3rd-district-sec-2-div-c-la", "name": "Craig Owen Marcotte | KnowJudges", "description": "Craig Owen Marcotte, Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal. 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