--- title: "Nakisha Ervin-Knott | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nakisha-ervin-knott-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-d-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Nakisha Ervin-Knott Louisiana 42nd Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 42nd 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 - Democratic Party judge serving on the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Division “A” (1st District), elected in 2022, with a term ending in 2032 - Judge · Orleans Parish Civil District Court · 2015-01-01 · 2022-12-31 · Division D; served Jan 2015-Dec 2022 per LA Fourth Circuit bio - Partner · Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer · 2007 · 2014 - Before joining the appellate bench, Judge Ervin-Knott held the role of a partner at Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, and Meunier & Warshauer, becoming the firm’s first African American female partner. ### Education - Southern University Law Center — Law — J.D. (1998) - Xavier University of Louisiana — Political Science; cum laude — B.A. (1995) ### Additional information - Judge · Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit · 2023-01-01 · 2026-12-31 · Division A; elected July 22 2022 without opposition, term ends 2026 - Staff Counsel · LAMMICO · 2003 · 2007 - Earlier, she was staff counsel for LAMMICO, Louisiana’s largest health care provider insurer - Her practice focused on medical malpractice, personal injury, and class action cases. - She is Chair of the Louisiana Judicial College, Past President of the Fourth Circuit Judges Association, Vice-Chair of the Louisiana Supreme Court Technology Commission, and Board Director of the New Orleans Bar Association. ## 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/nakisha-ervin-knott/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/nakisha-ervin-knott/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/nakisha-ervin-knott/) - [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/nakisha-ervin-knott-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-d-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.la4th.org/judges/JNEK.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nakisha-ervin-knott-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-d-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nakisha-ervin-knott-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-d-la", "name": "Nakisha Ervin-Knott | KnowJudges", "description": "Nakisha Ervin-Knott, Louisiana 42nd 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.