--- title: "Robert C. Johnson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-johnson-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-j-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Robert C. Johnson Louisiana 4th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 4th 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 - Presiding Judge, Texas 177th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2021-2024 - Presiding Judge, Texas 177th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2017-2020 - Robert C. Johnson is a Democratic judge of the 4th Judicial District Court, Division J, serving Ouachita and Morehouse Parishes in Louisiana, elected in 2008 and re‐elected in 2014 and 2020 - Intern, Fort Bend District Attorney's Office, Fort Bend, TX, ?-present ### Education - Texas Southern University — J.D. (2001) - Business and Commerce — University of Houston — 1990 ### Additional information - court: Louisiana 4th Judicial District Court · role: Judge · start date: 2009-01 · notes: Section 1 Division J, elected July 2008 newly-created judgeship, term ends 2026 - Practitioner, Private Practice, TX, 2003-2016 - Monroe City Councilman District 5 — Monroe City Council · end year: 2008 - Director of Community Affairs City of Monroe — City of Monroe - Prior service: Monroe City Councilman before his judicial election - His judicial career spans over a decade, with consistent re‐election by constituents - Judge Johnson presides over Division J of the 4th Judicial District Court, which covers Ouachita Parish and Morehouse Parish. ## 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/robert-c-johnson/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/robert-c-johnson/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/robert-c-johnson/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15755/robert-c-johnson-jr/) - [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/15755/robert-c-johnson-jr/) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-johnson-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-j-la) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15755/robert-c-johnson-jr/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-johnson-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-j-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-johnson-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-j-la", "name": "Robert C. 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