--- title: "Patrice \"Patti\" Oppenheim | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patrice-patti-oppenheim-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-k-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Patrice "Patti" Oppenheim Louisiana 22nd Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 22nd 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 - Attorney, Board-Certified Family Law Specialist, Family Law and Child Custody Mediator · Talley, Anthony, Hughes & Knight (private practice) · 2018 · 2020 - Attorney - Insurance Defense, Workers' Compensation, Family Law Litigator and Mediator · Private Practice · 1991 · 2009 - Judge Oppenheim has organized events such as National Adoption Day and Court Improvement Day ### Education - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where she was on the Loyola Law Review and Casenote/Quantum Editor — J.D. (1991) - Louisiana State University — B.A. (1984) ### Additional information - Family Court since inception 2009 - District Judge, Division K · Louisiana 22nd Judicial District Court · 2021-01-01 · 2026-12-31 · Term ends 2026 per Louisiana Judiciary - Election: Elected to the bench on November 3, 2020, filling a vacancy created by Judge Devereaux’s retirement - Judicial Service: held the role of Staff Attorney and Hearing Officer for Judge Mary Devereux (2009–2018) - Bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University (1984) - Top 15% of class - Republican - Handles family law cases in St. Tammany and Washington Parishes including divorces, custody, child support, spousal support, community property and appeals of child support enforcement - Previously Hearing Officer presiding over 200 emergency custody hearings and thousands of family matters - handling family law cases in St. Tammany and Washington Parishes, and is a Board‐Certified Family Law Specialist - Judge Oppenheim presides over divorces, custody, child support, spousal support, community property, adoption, and related matters in the 22nd Judicial District Court, which covers St. Tammany and Washington Parishes. - Member, Loyola Law Review - Published 35 Loy. - L. Rev. ## 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/patrice-oppenheim/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/patrice-oppenheim/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/patrice-oppenheim/) - [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/patrice-patti-oppenheim-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-k-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/70471-la-patrice-oppenheim-4347701.html) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://22ndjdcbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Judge_Patti_Oppenheim.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patrice-patti-oppenheim-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-k-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patrice-patti-oppenheim-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-k-la", "name": "Patrice \"Patti\" Oppenheim | KnowJudges", "description": "Patrice \"Patti\" Oppenheim, Louisiana 22nd 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.