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# Harmon Drew Jr.

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, 1998-present
- 17, 2023) was a distinguished Louisiana judge, legal educator, and musician, best known for his decades-long service on the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals and his contributions to the legal community
- Circuit Judge · Second Circuit Court of Appeal · 1998 · 2017 · Died Dec 17 2023
- District Judge · 26th JDC · 1988 · 1998
- City Judge · Minden City Court · 1984 · 1988
- Attorney · Drew, White, Drew & Drew · Minden · 1972 · 1988
- Assistant District Attorney · Bossier-Webster · 1974 · 1983

### Education

- Louisiana State University Law School in — J.D. (1971)
- Louisiana State University — Political Science — B.A. (1968)

### Additional information

- Practitioner, 1997-1997
- First Lieutenant · US Army · 1971 · 1972
- J.D. — LSU Law Center — 1971
- Born in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, on November 11, 1946, Drew attended Louisiana State University for both his undergraduate and legal education.
- Date of birth: 1946-11-26
- He came from a long line of judges, with several male relatives serving in judicial roles in Minden and surrounding parishes
- He was also a legal lecturer, teaching criminal law and procedure to law enforcement agencies, including the Louisiana State Police and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

## 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/7381/harmon-drew-jr/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7381/harmon-drew-jr/)
- [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7381/harmon-drew-jr/)
- [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/7381/harmon-drew-jr/)
- [Harmon Drew - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Harmon_Drew)
- [Richard Drew Jr. | Obituary | The Times-Picayune](https://obituaries.nola.com/obituary/richard-drew-jr-1092247877)

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