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# John T. Pettigrew

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

- Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2006-present
- Judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, serving from 1998 until his retirement in 2018
- Circuit Judge · First Circuit Court of Appeal · 1999 · 2015
- District Judge · 32nd JDC · 1992 · 1999
- Served eight years as a district court judge in Houma, Louisiana, and previously served as a special assistant district attorney in Terrebonne Parish

### Education

- Louisiana State University Law School in — J.D. (1972)
- Louisiana State University — B.A. (1969)
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College — J.D.

### Additional information

- Retired at the end of 2018 when his term expired
- Private practice · Houma · 1973 · 1992
- J.D. — LSU Law Center — 1972

## 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/7446/john-t-pettigrew/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7446/john-t-pettigrew/)
- [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7446/john-t-pettigrew/)
- [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/7446/john-t-pettigrew/)
- [John Pettigrew (Louisiana) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/John_Pettigrew_(Louisiana))
- [John T. Pettigrew (Louisiana Court of Appeal) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7446/john-t-pettigrew)

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