--- title: "Jason Dagate | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jason-dagate-judge-louisiana-32nd-judicial-district-court-division-b-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jason Dagate Louisiana 32nd Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 32nd 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 - Jason A. Dagate is the Chief Judge of Division B in the 32nd Judicial District Court of Louisiana, serving Terrebonne Parish, with a term ending in 2026 - Judge, Louisiana 32nd Judicial District Court; from 2021 - First Assistant District Attorney, Terrebonne Parish District Attorney's Office; until 2020 - Law Clerk, Louisiana Attorney General's Office; until 2006 - Assistant District Attorney, Terrebonne Parish District Attorney's Office, 32nd Judicial District; from 2006 - Co-Counsel, Terrebonne Levee District, Housing Authority, Economic Development Authority - State Attorney General’s Office — law clerk while earning law degree - He also practiced civil law in private practice and served in leadership roles for local agencies ### Education - Southern University Law Center — J.D. (2006) - Bachelor's — Nicholls State University — 2003 — Hall of Fame - Jason Dagate graduated in 2003 with a degree in Business Management from Nicholls State University, later inducted into the university’s Hall of Fame. ### Additional information - In 2022, he joined the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education and has served on the Judges in the Classroom/Students in the Courtroom Task Force - President, Louisiana District Attorneys Association Board of Directors; from 2013, until 2020 - Civil Law Attorney, Family practice with Jimmy Dagate and Jacob Dagate - His caseload included homicides, drug racketeering, sexual abuse, and violent crimes. ## 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/jason-dagate/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/jason-dagate/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/jason-dagate/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [LA Batch 10 supplied biography research source](https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2020/06/30/terrebonne-prosecutor-jason-dagate-runs-for-judge/112588198/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jason-dagate-judge-louisiana-32nd-judicial-district-court-division-b-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jason-dagate-judge-louisiana-32nd-judicial-district-court-division-b-la", "name": "Jason Dagate | KnowJudges", "description": "Jason Dagate, Louisiana 32nd Judicial District Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC). Collected 2026-07-26.