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# Phyllis M. Keaty

Louisiana Court of Appeal · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
- State: Louisiana
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2010-present
- Circuit Judge · Third Circuit Court of Appeal · 2011 · 2020
- Republican Party judge serving on the Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal, 3rd District, from 2011 until her retirement on December 31, 2020
- District Judge - Family Court co-founder · 15th JDC · Div M · 1999 · 2010
- Law Clerk · 15th JDC · 1990 · 1998
- Now retired from judicial service, though she is listed as “Judge Retired” on the Keaty & Tilly law firm’s staff page

### Education

- Tulane University School of Law — J.D.
- Loyola University New Orleans — B.A.

### Additional information

- Keaty did not seek re-election in 2020 and retired at the end of her term
- Elected to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal in the November 2010 runoff after the October 2010 general election did not produce a majority winner
- Judge, 2009-2009
- Dental Hygienist · For William Keaty pediatric dentist · 1974 · 1990

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/7412/phyllis-m-keaty/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7412/phyllis-m-keaty/)
- [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7412/phyllis-m-keaty/)
- [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7412/phyllis-m-keaty/)
- [Phyllis M. Keaty - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Phyllis_M._Keaty)

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