--- title: "Roger Hamilton | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/roger-hamilton-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-h-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Roger Hamilton Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 16th 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 - Private Practice Attorney — Own small business law practice · end year: 2020 - Assistant District Attorney — 16th Judicial District (Iberia Parish) / 15th Judicial District · start year: 2002 · end year: 2020 - Prior to his judgeship, Hamilton served as an Assistant District Attorney from May 2002 to December 2020 - Attorney — Lafayette Parish School Board - Law Clerk — Louisiana Legislature - court: Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court · role: Chief Judge · notes: Selected chief judge for the 16th Judicial District Court (LSU Law News) - Beyond his judicial duties, Hamilton has held the role of General Counsel for the Lafayette Parish School Board and the City of Jeanerette, and as an adjunct professor at South Louisiana Community College and Nicholls State University ### Education - Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in — J.D. (2001) - Bachelor's — Nicholls State University — 1998 — Cum Laude ### Additional information - court: Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court · role: District Court Judge, Division H · start date: 2020-11-03 · end date: 2026-12-31 · notes: Elected November 3, 2020; term expires December 31, 2026 per Louisiana Judiciary profile - Judge Hamilton has received several honors, including the Judge Benjamin Jones Judges in Classroom Award in 2023 and the Judge Robert Morrison Legislative Leadership Award in 2024. - He graduated from New Iberia Senior High School in 1994, obtained a Cum Laude degree from Nicholls State University in 1998, and was inducted into the Nicholls State University Hall of Fame the same year. - focusing on both community protection and rehabilitation - City Attorney — City of Jeanerette - Began his legal career as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Paul J. deMahy before joining the District Attorney’s office - Hamilton was born and raised in St. Martin Parish and later moved to Iberia Parish. - He has been active in community service, including coaching girls’ basketball at Catholic High in New Iberia and Loreauville High School, and volunteering in youth sports programs such as football, baseball, softball, and soccer. - He has also held leadership roles as President of the Louisiana 4-H Foundation and as a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association House of Delegates - He is also active on the American Judges Association’s Criminal and Juvenile Justice Committee and the Louisiana Supreme Court’s Judicial Security Committee ## 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/roger-hamilton/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/roger-hamilton/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/roger-hamilton/) - [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/roger-hamilton-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-h-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.16jdc.org/h---hamilton) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://louisianajudgesnoir.org/judge-roger-p-hamilton-jr/) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.peajjes.com/) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.thenichollsworth.com/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/roger-hamilton-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-h-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/roger-hamilton-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-h-la", "name": "Roger Hamilton | KnowJudges", "description": "Roger Hamilton, Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court. 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