--- title: "Royale Colbert | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/royale-colbert-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-d-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Royale Colbert Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 15th 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 - Democratic‐elected judge of the 15th Judicial District Court in Louisiana, serving Division D (Lafayette, Acadia, and Vermilion Parishes), but in December 2025 he was suspended for six months over alleged misconduct - Felony Prosecutor — Lafayette Parish District Attorney's Office · end year: 2020 - JAG Officer — U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps · end year: 2017 - Assistant Attorney General — Louisiana Department of Justice - Public Defender — Public Defender's Office ### Education - Bachelor's — University of Southwestern Louisiana — 1996 ### Additional information - Elected in 2020 to the 15th Judicial District Court, Division D, with a term ending in 2026 - court: Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court · role: Judge, Division D, Section 1 · start date: 2020 · notes: Elected in 2020 to Division D seat; term ends 2026, per Louisiana Judiciary official profile - Member — Mighty 256th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard ## 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/royale-colbert/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/royale-colbert/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/royale-colbert/) - [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/royale-colbert-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-d-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.zoominfo.com/p/Royale-Colbert/5343444049) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/royale-colbert-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-d-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/royale-colbert-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-d-la", "name": "Royale Colbert | KnowJudges", "description": "Royale Colbert, Louisiana 15th Judicial District 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.