--- title: "Jennifer Richard | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-richard-judge-louisiana-17th-judicial-district-court-division-b-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jennifer Richard Louisiana 17th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 17th 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 - Before joining the bench, she held the role of First Assistant District Attorney in Lafourche Parish from 2017 - Jennifer F. Richard is a judge of Division B in the 17th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, which covers Lafourche Parish ### Education ### Additional information - Jennifer F. Richard was elected March 25, 2023 to Louisiana’s Seventeenth Judicial District Court, Division B, replacing Steven Miller after his elevation to the First Circuit. - The collected biographical information identifies a Nicholls State B.A. (1997), Tulane J.D. (2001), clerkship for Judge A. Bruce Simpson (2000–2002), subsequent Lafourche assistant district attorney service and appointment as first assistant district attorney in 2017. - handling felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile cases Her legal career began as a judicial law clerk to Hon. A. Bruce Simpson of the 17th Judicial District Court (2000–2002), then as an assistant district attorney - She supervised felony, misdemeanor and juvenile prosecutions and served on the Fletcher Criminal Justice Advisory Board and Lafourche Children and Youth Planning Board. - The biography describes Republican registration, upbringing in Lafourche Parish, Central Lafourche High School graduation, husband Jarod, three children and St. Thomas Aquinas Church membership in Thibodaux. - It provides the court office at 201 Green Street, Thibodaux, telephone 985-446-0517. ## 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/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-richard-judge-louisiana-17th-judicial-district-court-division-b-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-richard-judge-louisiana-17th-judicial-district-court-division-b-la", "name": "Jennifer Richard | KnowJudges", "description": "Jennifer Richard, Louisiana 17th 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.