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# Henry Brown

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, 1991-present
- Circuit Judge · Second Circuit Court of Appeal · 1992 · 2020 · Chief Judge 1999-2000
- District Judge · 26th JDC · 1978 · 1992
- District Attorney · 26th JDC · 1975 · 1978
- Chief Assistant District Attorney · 26th JDC · 1969 · 1975
- Primary role: Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1891–1906), appointed by President Benjamin Harrison

### Education

- LSU Law School in January — J.D. (1966)
- Louisiana State University — B.S. (1962)

### Additional information

- Instructor Paratrooper / Special Forces · 173rd Airborne · 1966 · 1968
- J.D. — LSU Law Center — 1966
- Date of birth: 1941
- held the role of U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan before joining the Supreme Court

## 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/7362/henry-brown/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7362/henry-brown/)
- [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7362/henry-brown/)
- [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/7362/henry-brown/)
- [Henry Brown (Louisiana)](https://ballotpedia.org/Henry_Brown_(Louisiana))
- [Henry Newton Brown Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Newton_Brown_Jr.)

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