--- title: "Joy Cossich Lobrano | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joy-cossich-lobrano-judge-louisiana-4th-circuit-court-of-appeal-2nd-district-division-a-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Joy Cossich Lobrano Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal - 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 - Republican‐affiliated judge on the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, 2nd District, Division A, serving since 2012 with a term ending in 2031 - court: Louisiana 25th Judicial District Court · role: Judge · start date: 2009 · end date: 2011 · notes: Civil, Criminal, Juvenile, Family Divisions - First Assistant District Attorney 25th JDC — 25th JDC · start year: 2006 · end year: 2008 - Attorney Lobrano & Lobrano LLC — Lobrano & Lobrano LLC · start year: 1994 · end year: 2008 - Assistant District Attorney 25th JDC — 25th JDC · start year: 1999 · end year: 2006 - Recognized for her work in justice reform, community development, and public‐private partnerships ### Education - New York University — Law — LL.M. (1993) - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law — Law — J.D. (1988) - Bachelor's — Tulane University - Newcomb College — 1983 — Political Science and Education ### Additional information - court: Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal · role: Judge · start date: 2012 · notes: District 2 Division A, term ends 2031 - handling civil, criminal, juvenile, and family cases. - Before her appellate court appointment, Lobrano held the role of First Assistant District Attorney and as a District Court Judge in Louisiana’s 25th Judicial District - Also Co‐Founder, Executive Director, and Grant Writer for the Plaquemines Community CARE Centers Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on counseling, advocacy, resources, and early intervention - Judge Lobrano is known for the Community CARE Centers and Community CARE3 Model, which integrate trust‐based relationships, early intervention, trauma‐focused care, and coordinated justice, education, and healthcare systems. - She has presented her model at national and international forums, including summits at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and meetings with Pope Francis - She also chairs the Louisiana Human Trafficking Prevention Commission - Lobrano co‐chairs the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Committee of the National Association of Women Judges, serves on the National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges Curriculum Committee, and is a member of the International Association of Women Judges. ## 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/judges/joy-cossich-lobrano/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/joy-cossich-lobrano/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/joy-cossich-lobrano/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joy-cossich-lobrano-judge-louisiana-4th-circuit-court-of-appeal-2nd-district-division-a-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.ballotready.org/people/joyce-cossich-lobrano) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joy-cossich-lobrano-judge-louisiana-4th-circuit-court-of-appeal-2nd-district-division-a-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joy-cossich-lobrano-judge-louisiana-4th-circuit-court-of-appeal-2nd-district-division-a-la", "name": "Joy Cossich Lobrano | KnowJudges", "description": "Joy Cossich Lobrano, Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal. 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