--- title: "Morris Albert Lottinger Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/morris-albert-lottinger-jr-7428" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Morris Albert Lottinger Jr. Louisiana Court of Appeal · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal - State: Louisiana - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1992-present - Circuit Judge · First Circuit Court of Appeal · 1975 · 1998-07-15 · Chief Judge 1993-98, born Houma 1937 - Retired chief judge of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal, with a career that includes service as a Louisiana state representative and as a practicing attorney in Houma, Louisiana ### Education - Louisiana State University Law Center in — J.D. (1965) - Nicholls State University — B.A. - Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College — J.D. ### Additional information - He held the role of chief judge from 1992 until his retirement on July 15, 1998. - Practitioner, 1991-1991 - In 1976, he was named Conservationist of the Year by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation - Representative · Louisiana House District 52 · 1971 · 1975 - From 1971 to 1975, Lottinger held the role of a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 52 - Private practice · Houma · 1965 · 1975 - LL.B. — LSU Law Center — 1965 - Born August 12, 1937. - Date of birth: 1937-08-12 - During his tenure, he co-sponsored boater-safety regulations proposed by the U.S. Coast Guard, a measure later adopted by Louisiana. - His judicial work included numerous appellate decisions, such as Rodney v. - After leaving the legislature, Lottinger became a judge on the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal, which covers Terrebonne Parish. - Lottinger was born in Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, the son of attorney Morris Lottinger Sr. and Effie J. Hellier. - He was admitted to the Louisiana bar that same year and is a member of Phi Delta Phi, the legal honor society - representing Terrebonne Parish. - Lottinger was a member of the American Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Association, Terrebonne Bar Association, American Judicature Society, and Louisiana Conference Court Appeals Judges (past president). - He also served on the Louisiana Judicial Budgetary Control Board ## 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.courtlistener.com/person/7428/morris-albert-lottinger-jr/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7428/morris-albert-lottinger-jr/) - [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7428/morris-albert-lottinger-jr/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7428/morris-albert-lottinger-jr/) - [Morris Albert Lottinger Jr. (Louisiana Court of Appeal) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7428/morris-albert-lottinger-jr) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/morris-albert-lottinger-jr-7428", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/morris-albert-lottinger-jr-7428", "name": "Morris Albert Lottinger Jr. | KnowJudges", "description": "Morris Albert Lottinger Jr., Louisiana Court of Appeal. 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