--- title: "Richard Swartz | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-swartz-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-c-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Richard Swartz Louisiana 22nd Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 22nd 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 - Special Duties: Supervises the 22nd JDC DWI/Sobriety Court Program since 2011; held the role of Chief Judge of the court from 2016–2018 - Judge Richard A. Swartz Jr. is the District Judge for Division “C” of the Twenty‐Second Judicial District Court of Louisiana, serving since January 1, 2009, after being elected in October 2008 - District Judge - Division C · Louisiana 22nd Judicial District Court · 2009-01-01 · Elected October 2008, took office January 1, 2009 - Attorney - Private Civil and Criminal Law Practice · Private Practice · 1978 · 2008 - Judge Pro Tempore · City Court of Slidell · 2004 · 2004 · Appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court to serve as Judge Pro Tempore for the City Court of Slidell in 2004 - Assistant District Attorney · 22nd Judicial District Court - District Attorney's Office · 1980 · 1984 ### Education - Louisiana State University - Paul M. Hebert Law Center — Law — J.D. (1978) - University of New Orleans — Pre-Law and Political Science — B.A. ### Additional information - Supervised 22nd JDC DWI/Sobriety Court Program since October 2011 - Term ends 2026 - Public Service: Assistant District Attorney, 22nd JDC (1980–1984) Judge Pro Tempore, City Court of Slidell (2004) Member, 2013 Louisiana Judicial Leadership Institute class - Party: R ## 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/richard-rick-swartz/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/richard-rick-swartz/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/richard-rick-swartz/) - [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/richard-swartz-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-c-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://law.lsu.edu/alumni/class-notes/?cid=867) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-swartz-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-c-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-swartz-judge-louisiana-22nd-judicial-district-court-division-c-la", "name": "Richard Swartz | KnowJudges", "description": "Richard Swartz, Louisiana 22nd 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.