--- title: "Robert J. Klees | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-j-klees-7415" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Robert J. Klees 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, 1981-present - Robert Joseph Klees (November 26, 1940 – March 17, 2022) was a distinguished jurist who held the role of Chief Judge of the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal for nearly two decades - Circuit Judge · Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal · 1981 · 2000-12-01 · Chief 1990s-2000, Ad Hoc statewide 2001-22, died March 17 2022, Jesuit 1958, born 1940 New Orleans - Elected to the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal in 1981, Klees served until December 2000, retiring as Chief Judge - After military service, he practiced law in St. Bernard Parish and later as Assistant District Attorney in Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes (1972–1978) - From 1966–1969, he served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the U.S. Air Force as a Captain ### Education - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law — J.D. (1966) - B.S. — University of Southwestern Louisiana, a J.D. in 1966 from Loyola University School of Law, and a Master of Law in Judicial Process from the University of Virginia (1963) - University of Virginia — LL.M. ### Additional information - Private practice · St. Bernard · 1969 · 1981 - Practitioner, 1980-1980 - Captain - JAG · USAF · 1966 · 1969 - Born in New Orleans and raised in St. Bernard Parish, Klees was the fourth generation in his family to attend Jesuit high school, graduating in 1958. - Post-retirement, he continued as Judge Ad Hoc or Pro Tempore in multiple Louisiana jurisdictions Dignity Memorial - His career spanned both state and federal courts, and he was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court - Birth place: New Orleans and spent most of his life in St ## 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/7415/robert-j-klees/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7415/robert-j-klees/) - [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7415/robert-j-klees/) - [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/7415/robert-j-klees/) - [The Honorable Robert Klees Obituary - New Orleans, LA](https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/new-orleans-la/the-honorable-robert-klees-10635705) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-j-klees-7415", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-j-klees-7415", "name": "Robert J. 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