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# Jeannette Knoll

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

- Justice Pro Tempore · Louisiana Supreme Court · 2024-08-01 · present
- Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1982-present
- Alicia Jeannette Theriot Knoll is a retired Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, serving from January 1, 1997, until her retirement on December 31, 2016
- Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame (2007)
- Circuit Judge · Third Circuit Court of Appeal · 1983 · 1996
- Knoll held the role of First Assistant District Attorney for the 12th Judicial District (1972–1982) and as a criminal defense attorney for indigents in Avoyelles Parish
- Also a gratuitous attorney, advisor for the U.S. Selective Service, and past president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club Louisiana Supreme Court
- Justice Knoll is remembered for her even‐handed, principled, and service‐oriented judicial work, as well as her contributions to Louisiana law and her community leadership

### Education

- In 1996, she earned an LL.M. in the judicial process from the University of Virginia School of Law
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law — J.D. (1969)
- B.A. in political science (1966) and a J.D. (1969) from Loyola University School of Law.
- Loyola University New Orleans — Political Science, History minor — B.A. (1966)
- Mannes College The New School for Music

### Additional information

- She was re‐elected in 2006 and retired in 2016, choosing not to seek re‐election
- In 1996, she was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court after a competitive campaign against an incumbent.
- She was re‐elected in 1993 and served until 1996.
- She first became the first woman elected to a reviewing court in Louisiana history in 1982, winning a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeal.
- Attorney · Knoll and Knoll · Marksville · 1972 · 1982
- Indigent Defender · Avoyelles Parish · 1969 · 1972
- Born January 23, 1943.
- Date of birth: 1943-01-23
- Knoll’s judicial service spanned 34 years.
- She graduated from St. James Major High School
- Birth place: Baton Rouge

## 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/7416/jeannette-knoll/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7416/jeannette-knoll/)
- [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7416/jeannette-knoll/)
- [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/7416/jeannette-knoll/)
- [Jeannette Theriot Knoll - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Jeannette_Theriot_Knoll)
- [Wikidata: Jeannette Knoll](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16106315)

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