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# John Michael Guidry

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana
- State: Louisiana
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1997-present
- Elected Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, District 2 (Term: 2025–2034)
- He assumed office as Associate Justice for the Louisiana Supreme Court’s 2nd District on January 1, 2025, following an uncontested election
- Chief Judge 2023-2024, first African American chief judge in court's 145-year history; taught appellate advocacy and legal writing at SULC
- court: Louisiana Court of Appeal First Circuit · role: Judge · start date: 1997-10 · end date: 2024-12-31 · notes: Elected Oct 1997, re-elected 2002, 2010, 2020
- Became the 15th Chief Judge of the First Circuit on January 1, 2023 — the first African American to hold the position in the court’s history
- Adjunct Professor — Southern University Law Center · start year: 1988

### Education

- Southern University Law Center — Law; cum laude — J.D. (1987)
- Bachelor's — Louisiana State University — 1983
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College — B.A.

### Additional information

- court: Supreme Court of Louisiana · role: Associate Justice · start date: 2025-01-01 · notes: Elected 2nd Supreme Court District effective Jan 1 2025, term ends 2034; 4th African American Justice in 212-year history; appointed chair Louisiana Supreme Court Technology Commission 2024
- State Senator — Louisiana State Senate District 14 · start year: 1993 · end year: 1997
- legis, 1996-1996
- Representative — Louisiana House of Representatives · start year: 1991 · end year: 1993
- Born January 19, 1962.
- Date of birth: 1962-01-19
- Legislative Assistant — Office of Honorable Joseph A. Delpit
- Assistant Clerk — Louisiana House of Representatives
- Assistant Parish Attorney — City of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish
- Commissioner — Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission
- Commissioner — Greater Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Commission
- Long-serving Louisiana jurist and former legislator.
- McKinley Senior 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.lasc.org/bicentennial/justices.html)
- [Official roster](https://www.lasc.org/bicentennial/justices.html)
- [Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster](https://www.lasc.org/bicentennial/justices.html)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7399/john-guidry/)
- [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/7399/john-guidry/)
- [Wikidata: John Michael Guidry](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20675534)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-michael-guidry-justice-louisiana-supreme-court-la)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/john-michael-guidry/)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/scott-j-crichton/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7399/john-guidry/)
- [Wikidata: John Michael Guidry](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20675534)

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