--- title: "Monique F. Rauls | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/monique-f-rauls-judge-louisiana-9th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-a-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Monique F. Rauls Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 9th 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 - Rauls clerked for George Metoyer, was employed by Social Services and as litigation assistant attorney general, and practiced insurance defense at Provosty, Sadler, Delaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel, described as its first African-American attorney ### Education ### Additional information - It lists a civil docket and term through 2026. - She was juvenile administrator/hearing officer (2003–2014) handling support, domestic violence, paternity and juvenile traffic, then elected in 2014 after Donald Johnson retired and reelected in 2020. - The collected biographical information identifies Peabody Magnet High School, Northeast Louisiana criminal justice BA (1990) and Mississippi College JD (1993). - Affiliations include Alexandria bar past presidency, district judges, juvenile/family judges, Louisiana bar and Martinet. - The presiding judge of Division “A” in the 9th Judicial District Court of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, where she handles the civil docket - Board/volunteer work includes YWCA, Family Counseling Agency, Council on Aging, indigent defender, Junior League, Hope House and Turning Point. - She has also volunteered through the Junior League of Alexandria, Crossroads American Inn of Court, and various community service agencies - It names husband James, a sheriff’s captain, and sons Payden, Ashton and Carson. ## 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/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/monique-f-rauls-judge-louisiana-9th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-a-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/monique-f-rauls-judge-louisiana-9th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-a-la", "name": "Monique F. Rauls | KnowJudges", "description": "Monique F. 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