--- title: "Jeffrey T. Oglesbee | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-t-oglesbee-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-k-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jeffrey T. Oglesbee Louisiana 21st Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 21st 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 - court: Louisiana 21st Judicial District Court · role: Judge - Division G (slug indicates Division K) · start date: 2013 · end date: 2026 · notes: Elected 2013 to finish term of Ernest Drake; re-elected 2014 and 2020; current term expiring 2026 - Law Clerk — Judges of the 21st Judicial District Court - Attorney — Sherman Mack Law Firm - Position: Chief Judge, Division K, 21st Judicial District Court ### Education - Southeastern Louisiana University — government and history — B.A. (1995) ### Additional information - J.D. — Paul M. Hebert Law Center — 1998 — Law - Senior Attorney — Commerce Committee, Louisiana State Legislature - Prosecutor — City of Walker - Magistrate — City of Walker - Republican registered judge. - Party R - Tangipahoa Parish; newly created 21st Judicial Family Court Division G per Livingston Parish News; slug shows Division K creating division mismatch anomaly ## 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/jeffrey-t-oglesbee/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/jeffrey-t-oglesbee/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/jeffrey-t-oglesbee/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-t-oglesbee-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-k-la) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-t-oglesbee-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-k-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-t-oglesbee-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-k-la", "name": "Jeffrey T. 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