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# Elizabeth Wolfe

Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal
- 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

- Judge, Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal, District 3, Division D — from 2020
- Judge, 21st Judicial District Court, Division F — 2005–2020
- Assistant District Attorney, 21st Judicial District — 1990–2005

### Education

- Louisiana State University Law Center — Law — J.D. (1986)
- Bachelor's — Southeastern Louisiana University — 1983

### Additional information

- Term scheduled to end in 2032.
- Announced appellate candidacy in 2019 for the seat vacated by Will Crain; defeated Richard A. Swartz Jr. in 2020.
- Private practice — 1987–2004

## 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-wolfe/)
- [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/elizabeth-wolfe/)
- [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/elizabeth-wolfe/)
- [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/elizabeth-wolfe-judge-louisiana-1st-circuit-court-of-appeal-3rd-district-division-d-la)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.ballotready.org/people/elizabeth-wolfe)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/stories/judge-beth-wolfe-announces-candidacy-for-1st-circuit-court-of-appeal,24389)

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