--- title: "Ethel S. Julien | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ethel-s-julien-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-n-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Ethel S. Julien Louisiana 42nd Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 42nd 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 - Ethel S. Julien is a Democratic‐party judge of Division N of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana, serving since 1995 and re‐elected in 2014 and 2020, with her term ending December 31, 2026 - Chief Judge 2005-01-01 to 2006-12-31; re-elected 2014 and 2020; successor Sheryl M. Howard per Summer 2026 Court Crier - Judge · Orleans Parish Civil District Court - Division N · 1995-09-25 · 2025-12-31 · Served 30 years - Previous leadership: held the role of Chief Judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court from Jan 1, 2005 to Dec 31, 2006 - Co‐founder and partner at Julien & Julien law firm (1989–1995) - Judge pro tempore · Orleans Parish Civil District Court · 1993-09-01 · 1994-03-31 · Served prior to election, per - Associate · Jefferson, Bryan, Gray and Jupiter Attorneys and Counselors at Law · 1983 · 1988 ### Education - Tulane University — liberal arts — B.A. - Southern University Law Center (Southern University School of Law) — Law; top of class — J.D. ### Additional information - Official profile notes admitted to bar 1982. - Slug claims Louisiana 42nd Judicial District Court but official records show Orleans Parish Civil District Court (41st-related civil district, not 42nd DeSoto). - Julien’s judicial career spans over three decades, with continuous service and leadership roles in the Orleans Parish Civil Court ## 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/ethel-s-julien/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/ethel-s-julien/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/ethel-s-julien/) - [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/ethel-s-julien-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-n-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.orleanscivildistrictcourt.org/s/CourtCrier2026.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ethel-s-julien-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-n-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ethel-s-julien-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-n-la", "name": "Ethel S. 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