--- title: "Darren Roy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/darren-roy-judge-louisiana-34th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Darren Roy Louisiana 34th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 34th 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 - Judge, Louisiana 34th Judicial District Court, Division D; from 2019 - Assistant District Attorney / Prosecutor, St. Bernard District Attorney's Office; from 1994, until 2018 - Law Clerk, Judge Robert J. Klees, Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal; until 1994 - Law Clerk, Orleans District Attorney Harry Connick - Trial and Appellate Divisions ### Education - Loyola University New Orleans School of Law — Law — J.D. (1993) - Louisiana State University — Business — B.S. (1989) ### Additional information - Holy Cross High School honors graduate 1985 (background) - Instructor - Paralegal Classes, Nunez Community College - Gamma Beta Phi honor/service society ## 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/darren-roy/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/darren-roy/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/darren-roy/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [LA Batch 10 supplied biography research source](https://thestbernardnews.com/2018/07/25/assistant-district-attorney-darren-roy-announces-candidacy-for-judge-of-division-d-for-st-bernard-parish/) - [LA Batch 10 supplied biography research source](https://www.thestbernardvoice.com/news/34th-jdc-judge-darren-roy-rules-government-lawsuit-against-lit-can-proceed-trial) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/darren-roy-judge-louisiana-34th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/darren-roy-judge-louisiana-34th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la", "name": "Darren Roy | KnowJudges", "description": "Darren Roy, Louisiana 34th 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.