--- title: "Dawn Amacker | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dawn-amacker-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-l-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Dawn Amacker Louisiana 22nd Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 22nd 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 · St. Tammany Parish District Attorney's Office - Senior Law Clerk / Senior Staff Attorney · First Circuit Court of Appeal - Judge Hillary J. Crain - Qualified Mediator and Collaborative Law Attorney - Early Career: Assistant District Attorney for St. Tammany Parish; senior law clerk to Judge Hillary J. Crain, First Circuit Court of Appeal ### Education - LSU Law School — Law — J.D. (1982) - Southeastern Louisiana University — B.A. ### Additional information - handling exclusive family court cases, and has served since 2008 in three consecutive terms through 2026 - Board Certified Family Court Specialist since 1995 - Term ends 2026 per - Chief Judge · Louisiana 22nd Judicial District Court · 2019-01-01 · 2020-12-31 · Two year term beginning Jan 1, 2019; first Family Court Judge to serve as Chief; member of Executive and Finance Committee - She also held the role of Chief Judge of the 22nd JDC for a two-year term starting January 1, 2019 - Judge · Louisiana 22nd Judicial District Court · 2009 · Division L - Family Court exclusive jurisdiction; instrumental in establishment of 22nd JDC Family Court; elected 2008, one of first two Family Court judges; re-elected second term 2014, noted in third term per 22nd JDC Bar - Partner · Collett and Amacker · 2008 - Instrumental in establishing the 22nd JDC Family Court and is one of the first two judges elected in 2008 to divisions exclusively for family cases 22nd Judicial District Court Online Court. - President · Washington Parish Bar Association - Officer · Greater Covington Bar Association - Judge Amacker has been rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, named a Louisiana Super Lawyer for three years prior to her election, and listed among the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Louisiana. - Practice: Partner for over 25 years at Collett & Amacker, specializing in family law; also held the role of Judge Pro Tempore for Bogalusa City Court - Moot Court Board, LSU National Moot Court Team - In addition to family court, she has presided over Juvenile Court, Juvenile Drug Court, and Traffic Court. - Judge Amacker presides over Division “L” of the 22nd Judicial District Court, which covers Washington Parish and St. Tammany Parish. - She has also served on the Uniform District Court Rules Committee for Family Court and the Judges Imparting Knowledge, Education, and Skills Task Force ## 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/dawn-amacker/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/dawn-amacker/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/dawn-amacker/) - [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/dawn-amacker-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-l-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://22ndjdcbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Judge_Dawn_Amacker.pdf) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://online.22ndjdc.org/judge-amacker-online-court) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dawn-amacker-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-l-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dawn-amacker-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-l-la", "name": "Dawn Amacker | KnowJudges", "description": "Dawn Amacker, Louisiana 22nd 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.