--- title: "Rhonda Goode-Douglas | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rhonda-goode-douglas-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-criminal-court-section-e-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Rhonda Goode-Douglas 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 - She also serves as judge‐elect for Section I of the same court, a position she will assume on January 1, 2027 - Rhonda Goode‐Douglas is a Democratic Party judge for Section E of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in Louisiana, serving from January 1, 2021 until December 31, 2026, but her seat is set to be eliminated under new state law in 2026 - Judge · Orleans Parish Criminal District Court · 2020 · Section E Room 10 elected 2020 - Of Counsel · Blue Williams, LLP · 2017 · 2018 - Assistant District Attorney · Jefferson Parish DA · 2015 · 2017 - Assistant District Attorney · Orleans Parish DA · 2003 · 2015 ### Education - Tulane Law School — Law — J.D. (1995) - Tulane University — B.A. (1992) ### Additional information - Election: Won 2020 primary outright; also judge‐elect for Section I starting 2027 - The amended bill eliminates Goode‐Douglas’s Section E judgeship, replacing it with a different judge elected in 2023. - Assistant Chief Counsel · US Dept Homeland Security · 2019 · 2020 - Trial Attorney · Allstate · 2018 · 2019 - Goode‐Douglas is a former prosecutor before joining the judiciary. - Based in New Orleans and is reachable via the court’s Section E office at 504‐658‐9470 and SectionE@ - This change departs from the original “last in, first out” seniority plan and instead removes two of the three most‐recently elected judges, including Goode‐Douglas. ## 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/rhonda-goode-douglas/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/rhonda-goode-douglas/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/rhonda-goode-douglas/) - [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/rhonda-goode-douglas-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-criminal-court-section-e-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://ballotpedia.org/Rhonda_Goode-Douglas) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rhonda-goode-douglas-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-criminal-court-section-e-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rhonda-goode-douglas-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-criminal-court-section-e-la", "name": "Rhonda Goode-Douglas | KnowJudges", "description": "Rhonda Goode-Douglas, Louisiana 42nd 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.