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# Paulette R. Irons

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

- Judge, Division M · Orleans Parish Civil District Court · 2004-09-18 · 2025-12-30 · Elected 2004-09-18; re-elected 2014 and 2020; term set to expire 2026 per
- Founder and Attorney · Paulette Irons Law Firm · 1992 · 2004
- Private practice: Founded the Paulette Irons Law Firm in 1992
- During her Senate tenure, Irons was active in committees on women’s issues, juvenile justice, and public health, and supported legislation for employment protections for LGBTQ+ individuals

### Education

- Bachelor's — Loyola University — Business Administration

### Additional information

- Resigned effective 2025-12-30 per Executive Proclamation 72 JML 2025; special election called for Division M. Official site lists Orleans Parish Civil District Court while enriched slug references 42nd Judicial District Court, creating slug anomaly.
- State Senator · Louisiana State Senate · 1994 · 2004
- Business Consultant and Lawyer · Private Practice · 1992
- Paulette Riley Irons was born in New Orleans in 1952.
- representing clients in civil and criminal matters
- She graduated from Booker T. Washington Senior High School with honors, obtained a B.A. in Business Administration from Loyola University New Orleans, and a J.D. in public interest law from Tulane University Law School

## 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/paulette-r-irons/)
- [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/paulette-r-irons/)
- [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/paulette-r-irons/)
- [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/paulette-r-irons-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-m-la)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2025/72-JML-2025-Proclamation.pdf)

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