--- title: "Ellen Creel | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ellen-creel-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-j-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Ellen Creel Louisiana 22nd Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 22nd 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 - Attorney - Private Practice (civil law, family law, property, successions, corporate law) · Law Office of Ellen M. Creel - Franklinton, LA · 1996 · 2020 ### Education - Bachelor's — Mississippi College — History/Pre-Law - Master's coursework — Mississippi College — History - Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, and passed the bar exams in both Louisiana and Mississippi — J.D. ### Additional information - Judge - Division J · Louisiana 22nd Judicial District Court · 2021 · 2026 · Seat vacated by retiring Judge William 'Rusty' Knight; announced candidacy June 10, 2020 as 25-year veteran; term expires 2026 - City Prosecutor and Town Legal Counsel · Town of Franklinton · 2020 - Elected to this position on November 3, 2020, filling a vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Rusty Knight - President · Washington Parish Bar Association - President of Board · Franklinton Association for Challenged Citizens / Washington Parish Activity Center - representing both plaintiffs and defendants in civil and criminal matters. - National Merit Scholarship, Hall of Fame (one of four in class), Vice-President of Student Body, Student delegate to Disciplinary Committee - Completed coursework for Master's in History in one year - Party R; highly respected attorney 23+ years prior, bar exams passed LA and MS - Before her election, Creel had over 23 years of legal experience as a private practice attorney and held the role of Franklinton City Prosecutor for 11 years - Her legal practice included family law, property, succession, and corporate law, and she also acted as legal counsel for the Town of Franklinton. - As a district judge, Creel presides over a general jurisdiction court, meaning she handles a wide variety of cases including civil matters, family law, property disputes, successions, corporate law, and criminal cases. - Member, House of Delegates · Louisiana State Bar Association - representing 22nd Judicial District ## 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/ellen-creel/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/ellen-creel/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/ellen-creel/) - [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/ellen-creel-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-j-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.mthermonwebtv.com/2020/06/attorney-and-city-prosecutor-ellen.html?m=0) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://sophisticatedwoman.com/enterprising-woman-ellen-creel-natural-born-leader/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ellen-creel-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-j-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ellen-creel-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-j-la", "name": "Ellen Creel | KnowJudges", "description": "Ellen Creel, Louisiana 22nd Judicial District Court. 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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.