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# Paul N. Sens

New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court · Municipal and Traffic Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court
- State: Louisiana
- Role: Municipal and Traffic Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge of Division A of the Orleans Parish Municipal and Traffic Court in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving since 1997 and currently through his term ending December 31, 2028
- Judicial Service: Elected Judge of New Orleans Municipal Court in 1997
- court: New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court · role: Judge, Division A · start date: 1997 · notes: Elected Judge of New Orleans Municipal Court in 1997; served as Administrative Judge
- overseeing intergovernmental relations, economic development, and criminal justice coordination
- Also listed as one of the judges in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, alongside other judges, and has held the role of Administrative Judge for the court
- Prior work included Staff attorney with the Orleans Public Defender’s Office

### Education

- Tulane University
- Loyola University School of Law — Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- court: New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court · role: Founder, Homeless Court · start date: 2010 · notes: Started Homeless Court in 2010; earned 2011 Distinguished Jurist Award by Pro Bono Project
- Executive Assistant to the Mayor — City of New Orleans · start year: 1994 · end year: 1997
- Public Service: Elected to the Orleans Parish School Board in 1988 and 1992; held the role of President and Vice President Executive Assistant to the Mayor of New Orleans (1994)
- Board Member — Orleans Parish School Board · start year: 1988 · end year: 1992
- Division A per
- Solo Practitioner — Solo Practice
- Assistant State Attorney — Louisiana
- Fellow Louisiana Bar Foundation; past President Louisiana City Judges Association and 4th and 5th Circuit Judges Association
- Judge Sens presides over Division A of the Municipal and Traffic Court, which handles cases involving municipal ordinances and traffic violations.
- Previously president of the Louisiana City Judges 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.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf)
- [Official roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf)
- [Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf)
- [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/paul-n-sens-new-orleans-municipal-and-a-traffic-court-la)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://mtcourt.nola.gov/about/)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://nola.gov/municipal-traffic-court-of-new-orleans/about/honorable-paul-n-sens/)

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