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# Dennis Bagneris

Louisiana Court of Appeal · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
- State: Louisiana
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1999-present
- For example, in March 2026, he was listed as Judge Pro Tempore in a Fourth Circuit case affirming a conviction for aggravated battery
- Dennis R. Bagneris was a Democratic Party judge on the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, serving from 1999 until his retirement in 2016, and is recognized for his public service and judicial work in New Orleans
- District Judge · Orleans Parish Civil District Court

### Education

- Xavier University of Louisiana — History / Political Science — B.A.
- Xavier University — Guidance Counseling — M.A.

### Additional information

- He was also inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame in 2023, where he was honored alongside his brothers John and Michael Bagneris under the “Family of Officeholders Award”
- In 1999, he was elected to the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, 1st District, Division C, a role he held until his retirement in 2016.
- The Louisiana Political Museum reports that he won election to the District 3 state senate seat in 1984, subsequently ran unopposed three times, and won a Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal judgeship in 1999.
- In 1983, he was elected to the Louisiana State Senate and later held the role of President Pro Tempore of the Senate from 1992 to 1999
- Indigent Defender · 1980 · 1982
- Born in New Orleans, Bagneris graduated from St. Augustine High School, obtained a B.A. in history and political science from Xavier University of New Orleans in 1970, and later a J.D. from Tulane University Law School in 1981.
- Began his legal career in 1980 as a public defender in the New Orleans Indigent Defender Program.
- Recruiter / Counselor · Xavier University · 1974 · 1978
- Probation officer · 1972 · 1974
- Case worker · Department of Public Welfare · 1970 · 1972
- As a judge, Bagneris presided over appeals in the Fourth Circuit, including criminal and civil cases.
- He also completed a master’s degree in guidance and counseling at Xavier University
- His tenure was marked by strong support for state teachers and community engagement
- The museum highlights support for state teachers during his legislative service.
- Its surrounding text discusses his brothers; their careers are not attributed to Dennis.

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/7354/dennis-bagneris/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7354/dennis-bagneris/)
- [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7354/dennis-bagneris/)
- [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7354/dennis-bagneris/)

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