--- title: "Matthew Hagen | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/matthew-hagen-houma-city-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Matthew Hagen Houma City Court · City or Parish Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Houma 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 - Judge at Houma City Court (from 2015) - Matthew H. Hagen is a judge of the City Court of Houma, Louisiana, elected in 2014 - It details 22 years in private practice involving successions, wills and family law, Terrebonne assistant district attorney work and Houma juvenile prosecution in 2013–2014. - Matthew H. Hagen serves as a judge in the City Court of Houma, located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana - Judge Matthew H. Hagen is an experienced Louisiana judge with a background in private legal practice, prosecution, and community service, currently presiding over a wide range of cases in the City Court of Houma ### Education - The collected biographical information identifies a Nicholls State bachelor’s degree (1986), Southern University JD (1991), Vandebilt Catholic High School and lifelong Terrebonne residence. ### Additional information - Elected to the bench in 2014, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Hon. - It records election in 2014 after Jude Fanguy retired, with misdemeanor, traffic, small civil, eviction and juvenile jurisdiction. - It names wife Monique Guidry and two children, Woodmen of the World and Knights of Columbus membership, eight years chairing Catholic Charities for Houma–Thibodaux and District Attorneys Association ADA board service in 2012–2013. - handling misdemeanors, traffic cases, small civil claims, and related matters - Before joining the judiciary, Judge Hagen spent 22 years in private practice handling successions, wills, and family law matters. - He is a lifelong resident of Terrebonne Parish and attended Vandebilt Catholic High School - It lists Republican affiliation and an interest in community service and juvenile rehabilitation. ## 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) - [LA Batch 12 supplied biography research source](http://www.citycourtofhouma.org/history.php) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/matthew-hagen-houma-city-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/matthew-hagen-houma-city-court-la", "name": "Matthew Hagen | KnowJudges", "description": "Matthew Hagen, Houma City Court. 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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.