--- title: "Cynthia Clay Guillory | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cynthia-clay-guillory-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-j-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Cynthia Clay Guillory Louisiana 14th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 14th 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 - Assistant District Attorney — Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office - Misdemeanor, Felony, Severe Child Abuse, Juvenile, Supervisor Child Support Division · start year: 1985 · end year: 1997 - Private Practice Attorney — Private Law Office - Personal Injury, Successions, Divorces, Custody and Child Support · start year: 1983 · end year: 1985 ### Education - Southern University Law Center — Law — J.D. (1982) - McNeese State University — Social Science-Psychology — M.A. (1978) - Xavier University of New Orleans — Political Science — B.A. (1976) - Theology Degree — Life Christian University — Theology ### Additional information - Party: D. Term Ends 2026 matches body expiry Dec 31 2026, no conflict. - court: Louisiana 14th Judicial District Court · role: Judge · start date: 2021-01-01 · end date: 2026-12-31 · notes: Section 1 Division J - Juvenile and Family Court, newly created Division J. Elected November 2020, took bench January 4, 2021 per Louisiana Judicial Council. - IV-D Coordinator — Louisiana District Attorneys Association · start year: 1997 · end year: 2020 - Paralegal — Drost & Savoie Law Firm · end year: 1983 - First African American Juvenile and Family Court Judge in Division J, first African American female President of Assistant District Attorney Board of LDAA, first African American IV-D Coordinator. ## 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/cynthia-clay-guillory/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/cynthia-clay-guillory/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/cynthia-clay-guillory/) - [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/cynthia-clay-guillory-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-j-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://louisianajudgesnoir.org/judges-profiles/judge-cynthia-clay-guillory/) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.lsba.org/ATJCommission/Appointees.aspx?CID=653193) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.martindale.com/attorney/ms-cynthia-clay-guillory-595373/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cynthia-clay-guillory-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-j-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cynthia-clay-guillory-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-j-la", "name": "Cynthia Clay Guillory | KnowJudges", "description": "Cynthia Clay Guillory, Louisiana 14th 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.