--- title: "Joseph C. Wilkinson Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-c-wilkinson-jr-9273" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Joseph C. Wilkinson Jr. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - State: Louisiana - Role: Magistrate - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Joseph C. Wilkinson Jr. held the role of a U.S. Magistrate Judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from March 27, 1995, until his retirement on May 31, 2020 - Chief United States Magistrate Judge (reappointed) · court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · division: Division 2 — 2019-03-27 · notes: Reappointed for 8-year term effective March 27, 2019 per 28 U.S.C - United States Magistrate Judge · court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · division: Division 2 · notes: Magistrate Judge duties include settlement and discovery; terms due to expire March 26, 2011 and March 26, 2019 per public notices - It says he became chief magistrate judge in July 2013 for a four-year term, serving as liaison with the district court - Chief Magistrate Judge: In July 2013, he was elected by the court en banc as Chief Magistrate Judge for a four‐year term, serving as liaison between magistrate judges and the district court ### Education ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, E.D. Louisiana, 1995-present - The collected biographical information identifies service from March 1995 through retirement in May 2020. - Commissioned: March 27, 1995, to an 8‐year renewable term as a magistrate judge - Wilkinson earned an LSU journalism BA, summa cum laude, in 1976 and Tulane JD in 1980. - Lecturer in Civil Procedure — Loyola University New Orleans / Tulane-affiliated law faculty listing - 631(e); succeeding reappointment cycle - His docket included employment discrimination, Social Security disability, federal tort claims, habeas petitions and Deepwater Horizon litigation, with procedural rulings on dismissal, summary judgment and sanctions. - The overview reports more than 23,000 assigned cases and a 25-year judicial career. - The caseload figure is an overview claim, not an independently checked statistic. ## 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/9273/joseph-c-wilkinson-jr/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9273/joseph-c-wilkinson-jr/) - [U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9273/joseph-c-wilkinson-jr/) - [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/9273/joseph-c-wilkinson-jr/) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-c-wilkinson-jr-9273) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9273/joseph-c-wilkinson-jr/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-c-wilkinson-jr-9273", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-c-wilkinson-jr-9273", "name": "Joseph C. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.