--- title: "Frederick D. Jones | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-d-jones-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Frederick D. Jones Louisiana 4th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 4th 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 - Managing Partner The Jones Law Group — The Jones Law Group · start year: 2011 · end year: 2024 - Assistant District Attorney 4th JDC — 4th JDC · start year: 2007 · end year: 2011 - The court has eleven elected judges across Divisions A through K, with Judge Jones serving in Division G ### Education - Southern University Law Center — Law — J.D. (2007) - Bachelor's — Southern University and A&M College — 2003 — Mathematics ### Additional information - court: Louisiana 4th Judicial District Court · role: Judge · start date: 2020 · notes: Section 1 Division G, elected 2019 unopposed, term ends 2026 - Louisiana House Representative District 16 — Louisiana House · start year: 2020 · end year: 2021 - He served in the legislature from January 13, 2020, until July 16, 2021. - He assumed this judicial office after running unopposed and officially took office on January 13, 2020 - Judge Jones presides over cases in Division G of the 4th Judicial District Court. - His transition from legislative service to the judiciary reflects his continued involvement in public service within the state of Louisiana - Judge Frederick D. Jones currently serves as the Division G Judge of the 4th Judicial District Court, which has jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters in Ouachita and Morehouse Parishes in Louisiana. - Judge Frederick D. Jones’s career demonstrates a combination of legislative experience and judicial service, making him a key figure in the legal and civic landscape of northeastern Louisiana - His responsibilities include presiding over trials, ruling on motions, and ensuring the fair administration of justice within his jurisdiction. - Before becoming a judge, Frederick D. Jones was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives - representing District 16. ## 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/frederick-d-jones/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/frederick-d-jones/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/frederick-d-jones/) - [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/frederick-d-jones-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.ballotready.org/people/frederick-d-jones) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-d-jones-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-d-jones-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la", "name": "Frederick D. 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