Kathleen Kay at a glance
- Current role
- Magistrate
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- Louisiana · Federal
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Magistrate · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Louisiana trial judges may authorize electronic or photographic means for presenting evidence, preserving the record, counsel use, or judicial-administration purposes.
A trial judge may authorize ... the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidenceLouisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗
Louisiana judges generally prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing courtroom proceedings unless a Canon 3A(9) exception applies.
a judge shall prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroomLouisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗
Louisiana appellate courts may permit extended media coverage in public appellate proceedings, subject to the authority of the court and presiding judge or panel.
An appellate court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, and taking photographs of public judicial proceedingsLouisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · effective December 17, 2007 · Source checked August 2, 2026
View U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana current judicial profile ↗Statewide source · HTML · Louisiana Supreme Court · effective February 27, 2019 · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Biography source · HTML · knowjudges.com · Source checked October 2, 2026
View Supplied Louisiana biography research ↗Biography source · PDF · www.uscourts.gov · Source checked October 2, 2026
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