--- title: "Robert L. Wyatt | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-l-wyatt-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-d-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Robert L. Wyatt Louisiana 14th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 14th 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 - Robert L. Wyatt is the Chief Judge of Division D in the 14th Judicial District Court of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, serving since 2003 and re‐elected in 2014 and 2020, with his term ending in 2026 - Wyatt has taught at the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Regional Academy since 1992, covering domestic violence and juvenile justice - court: Louisiana 14th Judicial District Court · role: District Judge - Family & Juvenile - Section 2 Division D · start date: 2003 · notes: Elected Oct 5, 2002; re-elected 2014 and 2020 - Judicial Service: Elected District Judge, Division D, in October 2002; assumed office January 1, 2003 ### Education - Louisiana State University — Law — J.D. (1981) - University of Southwestern Louisiana — Pre-Law — B.A. (1978) ### Additional information - Term Ends 2026 - Lawyer — Private Practice - Lake Charles, Louisiana · end year: 2002 - Wyatt presides over family and juvenile court cases in the 14th Judicial District, Division D, covering Calcasieu Parish. - Party D - Also the Chief Judge for the entire 14th Judicial District Court, which handles both civil and criminal matters. - He has also instructed for the Louisiana Juvenile Detention Association, LSU Law Enforcement Continuing Education, and serves as a Crisis Intervention Training instructor. - He is a member or former member of numerous professional organizations, including the Louisiana District Judges’ Association and the Southwest Louisiana Bar Association ## 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-l-wyatt/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/robert-l-wyatt/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/robert-l-wyatt/) - [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/robert-l-wyatt-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-d-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.martindale.com/attorney/hon-robert-l-wyatt-595908/) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.ballotready.org/people/robert-l-wyatt) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-l-wyatt-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-d-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-l-wyatt-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-d-la", "name": "Robert L. 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