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# Frank Stich

Louisiana Court of Appeal · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
- State: Louisiana
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1952-present
- Appellate Judge · Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans (predecessor Fourth Circuit) · 1959 · 1970
- District Judge · Civil District Court Orleans Parish · Div E · 1942 · 1959
- If you are seeking the judge in the Louisiana judicial system, the relevant figure is Frank Joseph Stich (1901–1959), who served on the Louisiana Court of Appeal and in the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish
- Frank Joseph Stich was a notable Louisiana judge, serving on the Louisiana Court of Appeal from 1952 onward, and also holding judicial roles in the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish in the mid‐20th century
- Recorded as a Judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal from 1952 until at least the late 1950s
- Stich (1947), in which he was Judge of Division “E” of the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish and was involved in a writ of mandamus dispute over election commissioner appointments
- While not a court judge in the same sense as Frank Joseph Stich, he was a prominent legal professional in Louisiana

### Education

- Loyola University New Orleans — Wolf yearbook — LL.M. (1924)
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law — LL.B. (1922)

### Additional information

- There is also Charles Frank J. Stich Jr. (1929–1996), a New Orleans‐born lawyer and retired U.S. Naval Reserve Judge Advocate General, admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1952 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1955.
- Representative · Louisiana House District 5 · 1928 · 1942
- Private practice · New Orleans · 1922 · 1942
- His career reflects both mid‐20th‐century Louisiana judicial service and a background in New Orleans legal and civic life
- His judicial work included presiding over significant cases, such as State v.

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/7455/frank-stich/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7455/frank-stich/)
- [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7455/frank-stich/)
- [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7455/frank-stich/)

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