--- title: "Derrick Earles | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/derrick-earles-bunkie-city-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Derrick Earles Bunkie City Court · City or Parish Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Bunkie 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 - Judge, Bunkie City Court — elected 2014; resigned 2025 ### Education - Southern University — Law degree, 2004 - University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then University of Southwestern Louisiana) — Bachelor’s degree, 1999 ### Additional information - One of four judges to serve on the Bunkie City–Ward 10 Court since its creation in 1956. - Patrick C. Redmon became city judge in 2026. - Appointed to the Louisiana Stadium and Exhibition District in 2025. - Private practice - Succeeded James Lee and James Mixon ## 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) - [gov.louisiana.gov](https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2025/75-JML-2025-Proclamation.pdf) - [avoyellestoday.com](https://avoyellestoday.com/patrick-c-redmon-sworn-in-as-new-bunkie-city-ward-10-judge/) - [app.lla.state.la.us](https://app.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/0/9F856AF4B932B64686258E6500710CB3/$FILE/0000BBE9.pdf) - [app.lla.state.la.us](https://app.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/0/D094BB9CAC16390886258CC200587C58/$FILE/00007F4A.pdf) - [lla.la.gov](https://lla.la.gov/publicreports.nsf/0/c4e9d700204b5fbd86258ad7007f4675/$file/00003f44.pdf) - [app2.lla.state.la.us](https://app2.lla.state.la.us/publicreports.nsf/0/ab057236ee318ace862585a4006520b3/$file/0002087a.pdf) - [lla.la.gov](https://lla.la.gov/publicreports.nsf/0/b5bac56340277caa8625875700726e85/$file/00024aab.pdf) - [ethics.la.gov](https://ethics.la.gov/publicweb/bluesheet.aspx?ItemID=28126&MeetingID=496) - [ethics.la.gov](https://ethics.la.gov/publicweb/bluesheet.aspx?ItemID=29903&MeetingID=550) - [eap.ethics.la.gov](https://eap.ethics.la.gov/CFSearch/LA-93434.pdf) - [www.lsba.org](https://www.lsba.org/documents/publications/BarJournal/Journal-Whole-February-2026.pdf) - [www.lasc.org](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2024_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [avoyellesonlinenews.com](https://avoyellesonlinenews.com/2026/03/11/patrick-c-redmon-sworn-in-as-city-of-bunkie-ward-10-judge/) - [onmyside.com](https://onmyside.com/our-attorneys/digger-earles/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/derrick-earles-bunkie-city-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/derrick-earles-bunkie-city-court-la", "name": "Derrick Earles | KnowJudges", "description": "Derrick Earles, Bunkie City Court. 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