--- title: "Gail Horne Ray | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gail-horne-ray-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-g-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Gail Horne Ray Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 19th 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 - Judge, 19th Judicial District Court of Louisiana - from 2023 - Attorney in Solo Practice / Managing Law Firm — Law Office of Gail Horne Ray - description: Managed solo practice for over 44 years until election to bench, per and 19th JDC - 1978 to 2022 - Democratic‐party judge serving in Division G, Section 2 of the 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, presiding over Criminal Section II - Professor — Southern University Law Center · description: Former professor at Southern University Law Center ### Education - She received her J.D. from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1977 and was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1978 - University of Alabama — B.A., Political Science, 1974 ### Additional information - In May 2026, the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned a prior recusal order in a high‐profile rape and video voyeurism case involving defendant Casen Carver, reinstating Judge Ray as the presiding judge. - Elected Member — Democratic State Central Committee · description: Two terms elected to Democratic State Central Committee - Judge Ray has been active in numerous civic organizations, including the Southern University 6th Man Club, J.K. Haynes Charter School Board, Baton Rouge Delta Alumnae Chapter, Urban Elders, and NAACP (Silver Life Member). - Assistant Public Defender and Member — East Baton Rouge Public Defender Board · description: Former assistant public defender and member of Public Defender Board - She also served two terms on the Democratic State Central Committee 19th Judicial District Court Online Court - Her legal career includes over 44 years as an attorney, service as Assistant Public Defender, membership on the East Baton Rouge Public Defender Board, and a tenure as Professor at Southern University Law Center. - She has received the Justice for Youth Award from the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana and the President’s Award from the Baton Rouge NAACP 19th Judicial District Court Online Court - Charter president, Lambda Zeta Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta. ## 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/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [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/gail-horne-ray-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-g-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.19thjdc.org/division-g-judge-g-ray) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gail-horne-ray-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-g-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gail-horne-ray-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-g-la", "name": "Gail Horne Ray | KnowJudges", "description": "Gail Horne Ray, Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. 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