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# Page McClendon

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

- Republican‐affiliated judge on the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal’s 3rd District, currently serving as Chief Judge since March 2025, with a term ending in 2032
- Founder - Solo Practice — Law Firm of Page McClendon (founded 1990) · start year: 1990
- Legal career: Private practice with Deutsch, Kerrigan, & Stiles (1981–1983) and Porteous, Hainkel, Johnson, & Sarpy (1983–1988); founded her own law firm in 1990; also held the role of a felony prosecutor for the 21st Judicial District
- Attorney — Deutsch, Kerrigan, & Stiles
- Attorney — Porteous, Hainkel, Johnson, & Sarpy
- Chief Judge - 16th to serve as Chief Judge of 1st Circuit
- McClendon is the 16th Chief Judge in the history of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal

### Education

- Tulane University School of Law — Law — J.D. (1981)
- Sophie Newcomb College — B.A. (1978)

### Additional information

- court: Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal · role: Judge, 3rd District, Division B · start date: 2002-10-05 · notes: First elected October 5, 2002; current 10-year term ends December 31, 2032
- Chief Judge since March 25, 2025
- In 2015, the court under her leadership upheld a jury verdict in a high‐profile police brutality case involving Officer Nathan Davis
- Moot Court Board
- London School of Economics
- As Chief Judge, she presides over the court’s appellate docket and leadership functions

## 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/page-mcclendon/)
- [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/page-mcclendon/)
- [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/page-mcclendon/)
- [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/page-mcclendon-judge-louisiana-1st-circuit-court-of-appeal-3rd-district-division-b-la)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://brba.org/BRBA/Member_Resources/Judicial_Directory_Info/Louisiana_First_Circuit_Court_of_Appeal.aspx)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.BallotReady.org/people/page-mcclendon)

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