--- title: "Lewis H. Pitman, Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lewis-h-pitman-jr-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-d-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Lewis H. Pitman, Jr. Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 16th 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 - Republican‐elected judge of the 16th Judicial District Court in Louisiana, serving Division D in New Iberia, with a term ending in 2026 - court: Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court · role: Judge - Section 2 Division D · start date: 2015-11-21 · notes: Elected in general election November 21, 2015 ### Education - Loyola School of Law — J.D. (1982) - gives a 1954 New Orleans birth, University of Southwestern Louisiana BS and Loyola JD/admission in 1982. - University of Southwestern Louisiana — B.S. (1978) - University of Southwestern Louisiana — B.S. (1977) ### Additional information - Term Ends 2026 per Louisiana Judiciary profile - It records election in November 2015, a term through 2026 and family-court work in Division D. - Member — Pitman Broussard · start year: 1982 - Education ambiguity:** The overview gives both 1977 and 1978 for the bachelor’s degree without distinguishing two degrees or explaining the dates. - The Louisiana Judiciary’s official directory confirms his active status and official roster - Judge Pitman’s career includes judicial service in Louisiana’s 16th Judicial District, with responsibilities in both civil and criminal matters within his parish jurisdiction. - It lists Simmons Pitman Le Gros legal work and Iberia Parish and Louisiana bar memberships. - Preserve this as unresolved. ## 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/lewis-h-pitman-jr/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/lewis-h-pitman-jr/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/lewis-h-pitman-jr/) - [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/lewis-h-pitman-jr-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-d-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://lawyerdb.org/lawyer/hon-lewis-h-pitman-jr/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lewis-h-pitman-jr-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-d-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lewis-h-pitman-jr-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-d-la", "name": "Lewis H. 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