--- title: "Frances Jones Pitman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frances-jones-pitman-judge-louisiana-2nd-circuit-court-of-appeal-3rd-dist-elec-sec-2b-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Frances Jones Pitman Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 2nd 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 - The Chief Judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, serving since 2023, and has been a judge on the court since her 2012 election - court: Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal · role: Judge · start date: 2012 · end date: 2032-12-31 · notes: 3rd Dist - The Chief Judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, a position she assumed on January 1, 2023, by seniority after Judge D. Milton Moore III completed his term. - Court: First Judicial District Court · role: State District Judge · end date: 2012 · notes: Prior to appellate election; listed in professional history as First Judicial District Court, State District Judge - Judge, First Judicial District Court, Caddo Parish (2008–2012) - Assistant Attorney General — Louisiana Department of Justice - She also served as a judicial law clerk for the First Judicial District Court in Shreveport - Special Education Teacher and Speech-Language Pathologist — Bossier Parish School Board ### Education - Bachelor's — Louisiana State University-Shreveport — Education ### Additional information - 2B parsed from slug frances-jones-pitman-judge-louisiana-2nd-circuit-court-of-appeal-3rd-dist-elec-sec-2b-la; verified via /judges/frances-jones-pitman/ - Elected 2012, term expires Dec 31, 2032 - Speech and Language Consultant — Red River Parish School Board - Partner — North Louisiana Mediation Associates, L.L.C. - J.D. — LSU Law Center — Law - Master's — LSU Health Sciences Center — Communication Disorders - Assistant Professor — LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport - Pitman is a member of the Shreveport and Louisiana Bar Associations, Louisiana District Judges Association, and American Judges Association. - She is also a certified mediator and licensed speech‐language pathologist ## 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/frances-jones-pitman/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/frances-jones-pitman/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/frances-jones-pitman/) - [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/frances-jones-pitman-judge-louisiana-2nd-circuit-court-of-appeal-3rd-dist-elec-sec-2b-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.Ballotready.org/people/frances-jones-pitman) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frances-jones-pitman-judge-louisiana-2nd-circuit-court-of-appeal-3rd-dist-elec-sec-2b-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frances-jones-pitman-judge-louisiana-2nd-circuit-court-of-appeal-3rd-dist-elec-sec-2b-la", "name": "Frances Jones Pitman | KnowJudges", "description": "Frances Jones Pitman, Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal. 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