--- title: "\"Mike\" Nerren | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mike-nerren-judge-louisiana-26th-judicial-district-court-division-e-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # "Mike" Nerren Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 26th 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 - Assistant District Attorney, Juvenile Division — 26th JDC - Senior Associate at Fee Smith & Sharp — Fee Smith & Sharp - Michael Joe “Mike” Nerren is the Division E judge for the 26th Judicial District Court covering Bossier and Webster parishes in northwestern Louisiana ### Education - Louisiana State University Law Center, Paul M. Hebert Law Center — Law — J.D. (1994) - Bachelor's — Louisiana State University in Shreveport — 1989 ### Additional information - court: Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court · role: Judge · start date: 2012 · notes: Division E, Bossier and Webster parishes, elected Nov 2012, Term Ends 2026 - Before becoming a judge, Nerren held the role of assistant district attorney in Webster Parish under DA Schuyler Marvin, where he was the juvenile prosecutor handling all cases for youth offenders aged 10–17. - He also held leadership roles as president of the Bossier Bar Association and Bossier Dixie Baseball ## 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/mike-nerren/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/mike-nerren/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/mike-nerren/) - [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/mike-nerren-judge-louisiana-26th-judicial-district-court-division-e-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.alchetron.com/Mike-Nerren) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mike-nerren-judge-louisiana-26th-judicial-district-court-division-e-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mike-nerren-judge-louisiana-26th-judicial-district-court-division-e-la", "name": "\"Mike\" Nerren | KnowJudges", "description": "\"Mike\" Nerren, Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court. 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