--- title: "Robert Owsley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-owsley-natchitoches-city-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Robert Owsley Natchitoches City Court · City or Parish Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Natchitoches City Court - State: Louisiana - Role: City or Parish Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The collected biographical information identifies Robert Charles Owsley as Natchitoches City Court judge since 2020 ### Education ### Additional information - The Ward One City Judge for Natchitoches, Louisiana, serving since 2020 and currently running for re‐election in the November 3, 2026 election - Judge Owsley officially announced his candidacy for re‐election on April 1, 2026, with the election scheduled for November 3, 2026. - He qualified for the Ward One City Judge position on August 5, 2026. - March 2026 local reporting is cited for his reelection candidacy. - The overview mentions a 2021 Silver Client Champion award, electronic-payment and filing improvements, courthouse security work with Marshal Randy Williams, and a 2025 Families in Need of Services initiative. - He ran unsuccessfully for the Tenth Judicial District in 2014. - It records an LSU B.S. (1988), a Tulane J.D., and prior work as a senior attorney at Murchison and Murchison in family law and civil litigation. - Associate at Murchison and Murchison, L.L.C.. - Local media describe him as a judge committed to treating all parties with dignity, ensuring opportunities to be heard, and focusing on practical, community‐benefiting reforms ## 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.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [LA Batch 12 supplied biography research source](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/7dbda43d-99bc-4fe7-a652-77b017bbcbe8/April%2026%202026%20The%20Real%20News.pdf) - [LA Batch 12 supplied biography research source](https://www.lawyers.com/natchitoches/louisiana/robert-charles-owsley-3137612-a/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-owsley-natchitoches-city-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-owsley-natchitoches-city-court-la", "name": "Robert Owsley | KnowJudges", "description": "Robert Owsley, Natchitoches City 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.