--- title: "Raylyn Beevers | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/raylyn-beevers-jefferson-parish-2nd-parish-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Raylyn Beevers Jefferson Parish 2nd Parish Court · Senior City or Parish Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Jefferson Parish 2nd Parish Court - State: Louisiana - Role: Senior City or Parish Court Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Raylyn R. Beevers is a Democratic judge serving in Division B of the 2nd Parish Court of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, elected in 2013 and re‐elected in 2017 - 2nd Parish Court, Jefferson Parish — Judge (from 2013; end not specified) - Beevers & Beevers — Managing Partner (1998–2013) - Before joining the judiciary, Beevers was managing partner at Beevers & Beevers, a law firm she joined in 1998. - 2nd Parish Court of Jefferson Parish - 2nd Parish Court, Division B — Judge (dates not specified) ### Education - Loyola University — Law — J.D. (1997) - Bachelor's — University of New Orleans — Business ### Additional information - She has also served on the Gretna City Council since 2008 - Gretna City Council — Council Member (from 2008; end not specified). ## 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) - [LA Batch 11 supplied biography research source](https://ballotpedia.org/Raylyn_Beevers) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/raylyn-beevers-jefferson-parish-2nd-parish-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/raylyn-beevers-jefferson-parish-2nd-parish-court-la", "name": "Raylyn Beevers | KnowJudges", "description": "Raylyn Beevers, Jefferson Parish 2nd Parish 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.