John Lee, Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Senior City or Parish Court Judge
- Current assignment
- Jefferson Parish 1st Parish Court
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana · State
- Judicial service
- Active
John Lee, Jr.
Senior City or Parish Court Judge · Jefferson Parish 1st Parish Court
Biography
Professional career
- It lists assistant district attorney service in the 24th District and First Parish Court (1980–1999), followed by public defender work beginning in 1999
Education
Additional information
- The overview lists a November 2026 reelection candidacy.
- He was elected judge in 2014 and reelected in 2020.
- The collected biographical information identifies Archbishop Rummel High School graduation in 1969 and LSU JD in 1975.
- Lee practiced with Mollere, Flanagan & Arceneaux, later Mollere, Flanagan & Landry.
- It details nearly 39 years of First Parish Court work as prosecutor, defense lawyer and civil litigator, DWI seminar teaching, over 20 years in the Louisiana bar House of Delegates, Jefferson Bar Association presidency and an AV rating.
- Activities include St. Catherine of Siena confirmation teaching/board service, Beverly Knoll Civic Association, NAMI New Orleans board and Sheriff’s Academy teaching.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Exhibits
Statewide
Louisiana trial judges may authorize electronic or photographic means for presenting evidence, preserving the record, counsel use, or judicial-administration purposes.
A trial judge may authorize ... the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidenceLouisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Louisiana judges generally prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing courtroom proceedings unless a Canon 3A(9) exception applies.
a judge shall prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroomLouisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗
Appellate Extended Media Coverage
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.
An appellate court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, and taking photographs of public judicial proceedingsLouisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)
Jefferson Parish 1st Parish Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 29, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 29, 2026.
Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 29, 2026
View Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster ↗Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗