--- title: "Kelli T. Temple | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kelli-t-temple-baton-rouge-city-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kelli T. Temple 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 - It records election in May 2009, reelection in 2024 and a term through 2030; administrative judge terms, sobriety court service, Supreme Court Trial Court and New Judges committees, the 2012 Judicial Leadership Institute and a leadership summit - Multiple terms as Administrative Judge for Baton Rouge City Court - Prior work included managing the Washington, DC office for Louisiana’s Fourth Congressional District, East Baton Rouge assistant district attorney, private practice, Katrina/Rita recovery and real estate brokerage ### Education - a J.D. from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, and was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 2000 - She holds a B.S. in Accounting from Southern University ### Additional information - The collected biographical information identifies a Southern University accounting BS, LSU JD and Louisiana bar admission in 2000. - Memberships include Martinet, Baton Rouge bar, Louisiana city judges and state bar, Judicial Council–National Bar and American Judges. - Judge Temple presides over Division B of the City Court of Baton Rouge and has also held the role of the Baton Rouge City Sobriety Court judge for over five years. - She has volunteered with St. Vincent de Paul, BRBA’s Junior Partners Academy, East Baton Rouge Parish Volunteers in Public Schools, Martinet Society Reading in Schools, East Baton Rouge Council on Aging, and Girls Scouts Louisiana East - Zion First Baptist, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Flower Lovers Garden Guild, St. Vincent de Paul, Junior Partners Academy, school volunteer/reading programs, Council on Aging and Girl Scouts Louisiana East. - Civic activities include Mt. - It names husband Collis Temple Jr., daughter Colleen, three stepsons and eight grandchildren, with reading, travel and gardening interests. ## 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/kelli-t-temple-baton-rouge-city-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kelli-t-temple-baton-rouge-city-court-la", "name": "Kelli T. 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