--- title: "Elizabeth Engolio | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/elizabeth-engolio-judge-louisiana-18th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Elizabeth Engolio Louisiana 18th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 18th 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 - District Judge · 18th JDC · Div D · 2019 · present - Since September 2017, she has also been the Iberville Parish Drug Court Judge - Judge Elizabeth A. Engolio is a District Judge for Division D in Louisiana’s 18th Judicial District Court, serving since March 31, 2016, and has held leadership roles including Chief Judge and Iberville Drug Court Judge - In 2023, she was chosen as Supervising Judge for the district’s Families in Need of Services (FINS) program - Assistant District Attorney · 18th JDC · 2004 · 2018 - Before joining the bench, Engolio practiced law privately and held the role of Assistant District Attorney for the 18th JDC from 1998–2016 - Law Clerk · Marionneaux & Marionneaux and Judge Edward N. Engolio Sr. · 2001 · 2004 - Intern · Lafayette Parish District Attorney · 1998 · 2001 - Born and raised in Plaquemine, Louisiana, and granddaughter of the late Judge Edward N. Engolio, Sr., she attended St. John School in Plaquemine, then St. Joseph’s Academy in Baton Rouge, graduating in 1997 - She also volunteers as a Mentor Judge through the Louisiana Supreme Court Mentor Program ### Education - Southern University Law Center in — J.D. (2004) - B.A. — University of Louisiana at Lafayette — 2001 — Interpersonal / Organizational Communication, Spanish minor - High School — St. Joseph Academy Baton Rouge — 1997 ### Additional information - She held the role of Chief Judge for 2021–2022. - handling felony, drug forfeiture, misdemeanor, juvenile, and drug cases, as well as appeals work. - overseeing a program aimed at reducing substance abuse-related crime and recidivism. - Active in numerous community organizations, including the Plaquemine Rotary Club, Plaquemine Garden Club, and local service networks. - Cum Laude - Judge Engolio presides over cases in Division D of the 18th Judicial District Court, which covers Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge Parishes. - She was appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court to the Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee and has served on multiple commissions and advocacy teams ## 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/elizabeth-engolio/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/elizabeth-engolio/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/elizabeth-engolio/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/elizabeth-engolio-judge-louisiana-18th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/elizabeth-engolio-judge-louisiana-18th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la", "name": "Elizabeth Engolio | KnowJudges", "description": "Elizabeth Engolio, Louisiana 18th 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.