--- title: "Karen K. Herman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/karen-k-herman-judge-louisiana-4th-circuit-court-of-appeal-4th-circuit-at-large-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Karen K. Herman 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 - court: Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section I · role: Judge · start date: 2008 · end date: 2022 · notes: Deputy Chief Judge, Mental Health Court - Executive Director Court Watch NOLA — Court Watch NOLA · end year: 2008 - She practiced commercial litigation (2004–2007) at Herman, Herman, Katz and Cotlar, LLP and was Executive Director of CourtWatch NOLA, a volunteer court monitoring organization she helped create - Began in 1991 as a law clerk in the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, later serving as a prosecutor until 1999 - At-large judge of the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal and a Section I judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court ### Education - Tulane University Law School — Law; cum laude — J.D. (1994) ### Additional information - court: Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal · role: Judge · start date: 2023-01-01 · notes: At-large, term ends Dec 31 2032 - In 2008, she was elected to the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, where she presided over the Mental Health Court and Drug Court for the first decade of her judicial service, and held the role of Chief Judge during COVID-era challenges - Commercial litigation Herman Herman Katz and Cotlar LLP — Herman Herman Katz and Cotlar · start year: 2004 · end year: 2007 - Prosecutor Orleans Parish DA 1994-1999 — Orleans Parish DA · start year: 1994 · end year: 1999 - She is also a Board of Governors member of the Louisiana Judicial College - Herman has been recognized for judicial efficiency by the Metropolitan Crime Commission, served on the Louisiana Bar Association Diversity Committee, and has lectured on ethics, professionalism, and criminal procedure for multiple bar associations. ## 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/karen-herman/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/karen-herman/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/karen-herman/) - [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/karen-k-herman-judge-louisiana-4th-circuit-court-of-appeal-4th-circuit-at-large-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://lajudicialcollege.org/ljc/cle/23SSCriminalWrits.pdf) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/karen-k-herman/) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://law.tulane.edu) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/karen-k-herman-judge-louisiana-4th-circuit-court-of-appeal-4th-circuit-at-large-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/karen-k-herman-judge-louisiana-4th-circuit-court-of-appeal-4th-circuit-at-large-la", "name": "Karen K. 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