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# Scott Schlegel

Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal
- 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

- Scott U. Schlegel is a judge of the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, Division F, elected in 2023, and a recent inductee into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame
- court: 24th Judicial District Court · role: Judge Division D · start date: 2013 · end date: 2023 · notes: Elected 2013; served until elevation to appellate court
- Prosecutor - Felony Trials Division — Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office · start year: 2009 · end year: 2012
- Prosecutor - Family Violence Unit — Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office · start year: 2007 · end year: 2008
- Attorney — McGlinchey Stafford PLLC · start year: 2004 · end year: 2007
- He chairs Louisiana’s Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board and the Louisiana Supreme Court Uniform E-Filing Task Force

### Education

- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law — Law; with honors — J.D. (2004)
- Louisiana State University — finance — B.S. (1999)

### Additional information

- court: Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal · role: Judge 1st District · start date: 2023-08-21 · end date: 2032-12-31 · notes: Elected 2023; elected/appointed recently, term ends 2032; 10-year trial bench previously
- While on the trial court, he created Jefferson Parish’s Reentry Court and Swift & Certain Probation programs to reduce recidivism and improve community safety
- Before joining the bench, Schlegel was a felony prosecutor in the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office and practiced civil law with a focus on products liability at McGlinchey Stafford.
- Schlegel serves on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, which hears appeals from the 24th Judicial District Court in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
- He is recognized for his leadership in court modernization and justice system innovation, including designing and managing one of the most advanced online justice delivery systems in the U.S. during his trial court tenure
- He is the first Louisiana judge to receive the National Center for State Courts’ William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence.
- He was also named an ABA Legal Rebel and featured on the cover of the ABA Journal
- Student Bar Association — president at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

## 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/)
- [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/)
- [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/)
- [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/scott-schlegel-judge-louisiana-5th-circuit-court-of-appeal-1st-dist-elec-sec-1-div-f-la)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Schlegel)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/)

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