--- title: "Mitchell R. Theriot | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mitchell-r-theriot-judge-louisiana-1st-circuit-court-of-appeal-1st-district-division-b-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Mitchell R. Theriot Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal - 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, Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, District 1, Division B - 2012 to 2032 - Judge Mitchell Theriot was elected to the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals on December 8, 2012, and began his second term on January 1, 2023, after winning re-election in 2022. - Business Administration Professor — Nicholls State University - through 2013 ### Education - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law — Law — J.D. (1988) - Bachelor's Degree — Nicholls State University — 1985 — Business Administration ### Additional information - term expires Dec 31, 2032 (per ). - Elected Dec 8, 2012, 53.1% vs William Dupont, sworn in Jan 23, 2013 in Powell Hall Auditorium. - From 2008 to 2012, he was chairman of the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeal. - Attorney in Private Practice — Private Practice - 1988 to 2012 - State Representative — Louisiana House of Representatives - 1992 to 2000 - Prior to his appellate judgeship, Theriot maintained a private law practice in Lafourche Parish for 25 years and held the role of a magistrate for the towns of Lockport and Golden Meadow - succeeded retired Judge Edward 'Jimmy' Gaidry. - He has also represented the judiciary on the Louisiana Commission of Law Enforcement, the Judges’ Supplemental Compensation Board, and the Louisiana Judicial Structure Task Force ## 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/mitchell-r-theriot/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/mitchell-r-theriot/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/mitchell-r-theriot/) - [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/mitchell-r-theriot-judge-louisiana-1st-circuit-court-of-appeal-1st-district-division-b-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://thenichollsworth.com/103668/uncategorized/sworn-in/) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://law.lsu.edu/news/?p=8424) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mitchell-r-theriot-judge-louisiana-1st-circuit-court-of-appeal-1st-district-division-b-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mitchell-r-theriot-judge-louisiana-1st-circuit-court-of-appeal-1st-district-division-b-la", "name": "Mitchell R. 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