--- title: "Michelle Breaux | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michelle-breaux-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-e-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Michelle Breaux Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 15th 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 - Judge Michelle M. Breaux is a judge of the 15th Judicial District Court, Division E in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, serving since her 2014 election and with a term ending in 2026 - Assistant District Attorney / Prosecutor — 15th Judicial District Attorney's Office · start year: 1995 · end year: 2014 - Assistant Public Defender and Private Practice Attorney — Public Defender's Office / Solo Practice · start year: 1992 · end year: 1994 - Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Bradford Ware, Sr. — 15th Judicial District Court · start year: 1990 · end year: 1992 - Judge Breaux is a Lafayette Parish native who completed studies at Acadiana High School, the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette), and Southern University Law Center - Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice — University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Adjunct criminal justice professor at UL Lafayette ### Education - Southern University Law Center — Law — J.D. (1990) - Bachelor's — University of Southwestern Louisiana ### Additional information - court: Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court · role: District Judge, Section 2 Division E · start date: 2015-01-01 · notes: Elected 2014, term ends 2026 per; 15th JDC includes Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion Parishes; co-founded Juvenile Drug Court 2002, established truancy court - Coordinator, Families in Need of Service (FINS) Program — Lafayette Parish FINS · start year: 1994 · end year: 1999 - Magistrate — City of Scott - The program, now led by the court, uses treatment, education, and accountability measures, with frequent appearances before Judge Breaux ## 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/michelle-meaux-breaux/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/michelle-meaux-breaux/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/michelle-meaux-breaux/) - [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/michelle-breaux-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-e-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Meaux_Breaux) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michelle-breaux-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-e-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michelle-breaux-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-e-la", "name": "Michelle Breaux | KnowJudges", "description": "Michelle Breaux, Louisiana 15th Judicial District 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.