--- title: "Kern A. Reese | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kern-a-reese-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-l-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kern A. Reese Louisiana 42nd Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 42nd Judicial District Court - 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 - Presiding Judge - Assistive Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Court · Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division L · 2018 · Started first AOT Court in Louisiana to divert mental health cases - Chief Judge · Orleans Parish Civil District Court · 2014-01-01 · 2016 · Elected by peers to lead court for two years; succeeded Michael Bagneris - Judge Ad Hoc (appointed >50 times by Louisiana Supreme Court) · New Orleans Traffic Court, Municipal Court and First City Court · 2001 - Early in his career, he served as a law clerk for Harris, Stempley, McKee, Bernard & Broussard and as a staff attorney for the New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation - Judge Reese has been an associate adjunct professor at Tulane University School of Law for over 20 years and has taught at Loyola University School of Law for several years - Associate Adjunct Professor · Loyola University New Orleans College of Law ### Education - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law — Law — J.D. (1977) - B.A. in history from Pomona College in Claremont, California, in 1974 - Bachelor's Degree — Pomona College — 1974 — Class Speaker ### Additional information - Judge · Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division L · 2001 · Elected spring 2001; seat vacated by Judge Max Tobias; term ends 2026 per Louisiana Judiciary profile - He has coached trial advocacy teams, including leading Loyola’s team to a 2007 National Championship in the American Bar Association’s Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition. - Sole Practitioner · Kern A. Reese and Associates, APLC · 1985 · 2001 - Private Practice Attorney · 1977 · 2001 - High School Diploma — St. Augustine High School — 1970 - He later became an associate at Murray, Murray, Ellis, Braden & Landry and a partner in Braden & Reese before establishing a solo practice focusing on tort litigation, corporate and business law, and municipal finance - He has mentored over 100 young people, providing internships, clerkships, and guidance to aspiring lawyers and at-risk youth - Judge Reese has served on numerous boards and commissions, including the Regional Planning Commission, Regional Transit Authority, New Orleans Industrial Development Board, Finance Authority of New Orleans, and St. Frances Cabrini Parish School Board. - He is also a member of professional organizations such as the Louisiana State Bar Association, New Orleans Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Bar Association, and Louis A. Martinet Legal Society ## 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/kern-a-reese/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/kern-a-reese/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/kern-a-reese/) - [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/kern-a-reese-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-l-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.louisianaweekly.com/kern-reese-elected-chief-judge-of-orleans-parish-civil-court/) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.loyno.edu/news/nov-24-2025_honorable-kern-reese-jd-77-receive-2026-st-ives-award) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kern-a-reese-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-l-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kern-a-reese-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-l-la", "name": "Kern A. Reese | KnowJudges", "description": "Kern A. Reese, Louisiana 42nd Judicial District Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kern-a-reese-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-l-la#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kern-a-reese-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-l-la#judge", "name": "Kern A. Reese", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kern-a-reese-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-l-la", "jobTitle": "Judge", "worksFor": { "@type": "GovernmentOrganization", "name": "Louisiana 42nd Judicial District Court" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/kern-a-reese/" ], "alumniOf": [ { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "St. Augustine High School" }, { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "Pomona College" }, { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "Loyola University New Orleans College of Law" } ] }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "KnowJudges", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Louisiana", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/louisiana" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Kern A. Reese", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kern-a-reese-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-l-la" } ] } ] } ``` ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c043a9f2e3e33988fd8575e4) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC). Collected 2026-07-26.