--- title: "Erika W. Sledge | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/erika-w-sledge-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-c-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Erika W. Sledge Louisiana 21st Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 21st 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 - Republican‐affiliated judge serving Division C of the 21st Judicial District Court in Louisiana, covering Livingston, Tangipahoa, and St. Helena Parishes, with her term ending in 2026 - court: Louisiana 21st Judicial District Court · role: Judge · notes: Division C - Prior to judicial service, she served as a hearing officer for the Louisiana District Court ### Education - /D.C.L. — Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center — Law — J.D. - Her academic qualifications include a B.S. in mass communication and journalism at Southeastern Louisiana University, followed by a J.D. and Bachelor of Civil Law at LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center. ### Additional information - Term Ends 2026 per official profile - Also listed as a candidate for re‐election in the 2026 Louisiana primary for District 21, Division C - It does not provide prior professional employment or degree years. - Erika W. Sledge serves in Division C of Louisiana’s Twenty-first Judicial District Court. - During law school she received the LSU Board of Supervisors Scholarship, belonged to the Wex Malone American Inns of Court and appeared on the Chancellor’s List. - Louisiana Judiciary describes her Kentwood upbringing and Hammond residence. ## 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/erika-w-sledge/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/erika-w-sledge/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/erika-w-sledge/) - [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/erika-w-sledge-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-c-la) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/erika-w-sledge-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-c-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/erika-w-sledge-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-c-la", "name": "Erika W. 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