--- title: "David M. Duke | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-m-duke-bogalusa-city-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # David M. Duke Bogalusa City Court · City or Parish Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Bogalusa City Court - State: Louisiana - Role: City or Parish Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - David Merlin Duke is a Louisiana attorney and the current Judge of the City Court of Bogalusa, serving since January 2021 - In 2021, Duke was appointed Judge of the City Court of Bogalusa, a position he continues to hold - He also held the role of City Prosecutor for Bogalusa from 2009 to 2020 and as Assistant District Attorney for juvenile matters in the 22nd Judicial District from 2006 to 2020 - Assistant District Attorney at District Attorney Office - Excited to live in Bogalusa, his hometown, and currently serves as Judge, Bogalusa City Court - David Merlin Duke, City Judge for Washington County, Louisiana (Republican) - Bogalusa City Court Judge David Merlin... - City of Bogalusa - Facebook - Duke has expressed a preference for a small, client-focused legal practice over large law firms, believing that attorneys should know their clients personally and that legal work should directly improve people’s lives ### Education - Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. - He later received his Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson, Mississippi. ### Additional information - Duke opened his own law firm, Principal David Merlin Duke, PLLC, in Bogalusa in 2005, with a focus on wills and estates, real estate, business law, and personal injury. - In 2003, he returned to Louisiana, working for LexisNexis before taking the Louisiana Bar Exam in 2004 and being admitted to the Louisiana Supreme Court. - From 1989 to 1992, he was a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. - Born July 1, 1950. - Deep dive into David M. Duke judge biography Louisiana. - Duke is a graduate of Bogalusa High School - After law school, Duke moved to Washington, D.C., and there he passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam and was employed by Congressional Quarterly in various roles, among them product manager and account representative. - ALLSEARCHIMAGESVIDEOSMAPSNEWSSHOPPING. - He also lived in Nashville, Tennessee, holding positions such as. - Online Manager for The Tennessean newspaper. - Communications Director for the Tennessee Bar Association. - Group Publisher for legal products at M. Lee Smith Publishers. - His judicial work is part of his broader commitment to providing direct, accessible legal services to his community. - Personal and Professional Philosophy. - He remains active in Bogalusa, and there he lives and works. - Current Contact (City Court of Bogalusa). - This biography reflects his legal career, public service, and current judicial role, based solely on verified sources. - About David Merlin Duke, Lawyer with Law -. - OverviewEarly lifePolitical and ideological activitiesAntisemitismOther affiliations and associationsLegal difficulties and felony convictionOther publicationsPersonal life. - David Ernest Duke is an American white supremacist, neo-Nazi, conspiracy theorist, former politician and grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. - His politics and writings are largely devoted to promoting conspiracy theories about Jews, such as Holocaust denial and Jewish control of academia, the press, and the financial system. - · Text under CC-BY-SA licence. - Location: Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States. - Missing: LouisianaMust include: Louisiana. - Full text of "David Duke Resource Packet" -. - Duke Welch, Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal: Profile and. - How long did Duke serve in the House of Representatives?. - Where did Duke live when he was 63?. ## 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.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [LA Batch 12 supplied biography research source](https://www.lawyers.com/bogalusa/louisiana/david-duke-347449-a/) - [www.linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmduke) - [www.dmdlaw.net](https://www.dmdlaw.net/about.html) - [civic-mirror.com](https://civic-mirror.com/official/20536/) - [dmdlaw.net](https://dmdlaw.net/) - [dmdlaw.net](https://dmdlaw.net/about.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-m-duke-bogalusa-city-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-m-duke-bogalusa-city-court-la", "name": "David M. 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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.