--- title: "J. Christopher Peters | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-christopher-peters-judge-louisiana-28th-judicial-district-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # J. Christopher Peters Louisiana 28th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 28th 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 - The official 28th Judicial District Court page identifies J. Christopher Peters as its judge, says he was first elected in 2008, and took the bench January 1, 2009 - Chief Judge at Louisiana 28th Judicial District Court (from 2008) - Judge J. Christopher Peters has over two decades of judicial service in LaSalle Parish, combining legal experience as a district attorney with a long tenure on the district court bench ### Education - Louisiana State University Law Center — Law — J.D. (1994) ### Additional information - A Louisiana Judiciary profile states he obtained a J.D. from LSU Law Center in 1994, earlier held the role of an assistant district attorney, and was elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2014 and 2020. - In 2016, he ran for a seat on the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal but was defeated - Elected to the district court in 2008 and has been unopposed in subsequent re‐elections - Before becoming a judge, Peters held the role of Assistant District Attorney for the LaSalle Parish District Attorney’s Office. ## 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/j-christopher-chris-peters/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/j-christopher-chris-peters/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/j-christopher-chris-peters/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [LA Batch 12 supplied biography research source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_district_courts) - [LA Batch 12 supplied biography research source](https://www.BallotReady.org/people/j-christopher-peters) - [www.28thjdc.com](https://www.28thjdc.com/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-christopher-peters-judge-louisiana-28th-judicial-district-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-christopher-peters-judge-louisiana-28th-judicial-district-court-la", "name": "J. 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