--- title: "Judy M. Vendetto | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/judy-m-vendetto-baton-rouge-city-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Judy M. Vendetto Baton Rouge City Court · City or Parish Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Baton Rouge City Court - State: Louisiana - Role: City or Parish Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judy Moore Vendetto is a Republican‐party judge for Division E of the Baton Rouge City Court in Louisiana, elected in 2017 and re‐elected in 2024, with a term ending December 31, 2030 - Judicial Appointment: Elected Baton Rouge City Court Judge in 2017 - Worked a year as assistant docket clerk in the 19th District and returned after law school for over 21 years as criminal court senior staff attorney. ### Education - Her academic qualifications include an LSU criminal justice bachelor’s degree with sociology minor in 1991, entered Southern University Law Center in 1993 and graduated cum laude with a JD in 1996. ### Additional information - It lists election in 2017 and reelection in 2024, with a term through 2030, and Republican affiliation. - Memberships include Louisiana and Baton Rouge bar associations, Louisiana City Court Judges Association and American Judges Association. - Louisiana State Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Louisiana City Court Judges Association, American Judges Association (Professional). - The collected biographical information identifies Vendetto was born in New Orleans and raised in Baton Rouge, attending St. Aloysius Elementary and St. Joseph’s Academy. - Civic activities include St. Aloysius Church, National Charity League and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center/Memorial Golf Tournament. - It names husband Robert and one daughter. ## 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/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/judy-m-vendetto-baton-rouge-city-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/judy-m-vendetto-baton-rouge-city-court-la", "name": "Judy M. 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