--- title: "Donald \"Chick\" Foret | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/donald-chick-foret-judge-louisiana-24th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-h-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Donald "Chick" Foret Louisiana 24th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 24th 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 - On October 15, 2025, the Louisiana Supreme Court suspended Judge Foret for 30 days without pay and ordered him to pay $7,488.67 in costs to the Judiciary Commission - Donald “Chick” Foret is a Republican‐appointed judge of Division H, Section 2, of the 24th Judicial District Court in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, elected in November 2020 - Attorney — Law Firm of Donald L. Foret · start year: 1999 · end year: 2020 - Assistant District Attorney — District Attorney's Office - Assistant U.S. Attorney — U.S. Attorney's Office - Vice President George H.W. Bush Task Force to Combat Drug Trafficking - Ad Hoc Judge — New Orleans Municipal Court ### Education - Tulane University Law School — Law — J.D. (1977) ### Additional information - court: Louisiana 24th Judicial District Court · role: Judge - Election Section 2, Division H · start date: 2020-11-01 · end date: 2026-12-31 · notes: Elected November 2020, term expires December 31, 2026, Party R. - Legal Expert — WWL-AM and WWL-TV · end year: 2020 - Assistant Parish Attorney — Jefferson Parish - City Attorney — City of Harahan - 24th JDC serves Jefferson Parish, seat in Gretna. - Foret stated he was “disappointed” with the decision but emphasized that the discipline resulted from behavior “unbecoming” and that he did not exploit his position for personal gain - Search snippet indicates 30-day suspension without pay per Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary order (News Release #046) $7,488.67 costs - pending full verification via LASC. ## 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/donald-chick-foret/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/donald-chick-foret/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/donald-chick-foret/) - [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/donald-chick-foret-judge-louisiana-24th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-h-la) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/donald-chick-foret-judge-louisiana-24th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-h-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/donald-chick-foret-judge-louisiana-24th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-h-la", "name": "Donald \"Chick\" Foret | KnowJudges", "description": "Donald \"Chick\" Foret, Louisiana 24th Judicial District Court. 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