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# Shannon J. Gremillion

Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Louisiana 3rd 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

- Partner — Alexandria law firm - through 2008

### Education

- Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center — Law — J.D. (1995)
- BBA — University of Louisiana at Monroe — 1991 — Finance

### Additional information

- current term ends Dec 31, 2026.
- Republican‐affiliated judge serving in the 1st District, Division C of the Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal, a position he has held since 2008 and whose term ends in 2026
- Gremillion changed his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican in 2020.
- Judicial Service: Elected in 2008 to replace his father, Judge Glenn B. Gremillion
- Attorney - Civil Litigator — Private Practice - Lafayette - from 1995
- admitted to practice 1995.
- He also teaches continuing legal education on ethics and Louisiana law
- Magna Cum Laude, Most Distinguished Graduate
- represents northern-most 8 parishes including Concordia (birthplace Ferriday) and Rapides (residence Alexandria).
- One of three judges elected from this region
- representing both his upbringing parish (Concordia) and his home parish (Rapides)
- Judge Gremillion presides over cases in the northern‐most eight parishes of Louisiana’s Third Circuit, including Rapides, Concordia, Grant, Catahoula, La Salle, Avoyelles, Natchitoches, and Sabine.
- He is a member and past president of the Exchange Club of Alexandria, active in the Rotary Club, and a deacon at Calvary Baptist Church.

## 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/shannon-j-gremillion/)
- [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/shannon-j-gremillion/)
- [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/shannon-j-gremillion/)
- [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/shannon-j-gremillion-judge-louisiana-3rd-circuit-court-of-appeal-1st-district-division-c-la)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://ballotpedia.org/Shannon_Gremillion)

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