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# Edwin Lombard

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

- Circuit Judge · Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal · 2004 · present
- Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2003-present
- Elected Judge, 4th Circuit Court of Appeal, 1st District (2003–2022)
- Appointed Supernumerary Judge pro tempore of the Criminal District Court for Orleans Parish (41st Judicial District) by the Louisiana Supreme Court in January 2006
- Previously, he was Clerk of the Criminal District Court from 1974-2003 and also served as the Chief Election Officer for Orleans Parish
- Edwin A. Lombard is a distinguished Louisiana judge, former Clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, and current (as of his last term) judge of the 1st District of the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal
- Judge Edwin A. Lombard’s career spans nearly five decades in Louisiana’s judicial system, marked by groundbreaking roles in elections, community service, and appellate law, as well as significant contributions to civil rights and public service

### Education

- Attended — Southern University Law Center — 1967
- Tulane University of Louisiana — B.A.

### Additional information

- He was inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame in 2019
- In 2012, he received the George W. Crockett, Jr.
- Chief Election Officer · Orleans Parish · 1973 · 2003
- J.D. in 1970.
- B.A. in 1967.
- Born June 11, 1946 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Lombard graduated from Xavier Preparatory High School in 1964.
- He then attended Southern University Law School in Baton Rouge and later Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where he was a Roosevelt Fellow
- He has been involved in major international elections and legal processes, including the Dayton Peace Accord (Bosnia), Indonesia’s Presidential Election, and South African Local Elections
- He has also completed the New York University School of Law Institute for Appellate Judges and attended the George Mason School of Law and Economics and the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies
- He was one of the first African Americans admitted to Tulane University, where he studied as a Rockefeller Scholar
- Lombard has held the role of President of the Algiers-Fischer Community Organization, board member of the New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation, and TOTAL Community Action Inc..
- He also founded the African-American Congress at Tulane University, now over 40 years old
- Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Bar Association.

## 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/7425/edwin-lombard/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7425/edwin-lombard/)
- [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7425/edwin-lombard/)
- [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/7425/edwin-lombard/)
- [Edwin Lombard - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Edwin_Lombard)
- [The Honorable Edwin A. Lombard, J.D. ‘70, Named 2024 Loyola College of Law Glass Honoree | Loyola University New Orleans](https://www.loyno.edu/news/apr-25-2024_honorable-edwin-lombard-jd-70-named-2024-loyola-college-law-glass-honoree)

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