--- title: "Sharon Ingram Marchman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sharon-ingram-marchman-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-b-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Sharon Ingram Marchman Louisiana 4th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 4th 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 - Sharon I. Marchman is the Juvenile/Drug Court Judge for Division B of the Louisiana 4th Judicial District, covering Ouachita and Morehouse Parishes, and has served on the bench since 2000 - Second Circuit — law clerk until 1987 - The designated “Juvenile/Drug Court Judge” for this division ### Education - Louisiana State University — Law — J.D. (1985) - Louisiana State University — B.S. (1982) ### Additional information - court: Louisiana 4th Judicial District Court · role: Judge · start date: 2000 · notes: Division B juvenile/drug court Ouachita and Morehouse, elected 2000 re-elected 2002 2008 2014 2020 term ends 2026 - The collected biographical information identifies Sharon Ingram Marchman began Fourth Judicial District Court service in 2000 and was reelected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. - It cites the 2008 Jake Hadley Award from the Louisiana Association of Drug Court Professionals and an unsuccessful 2017 Second Circuit campaign against James M. Stephens. - After law school, Marchman clerked for the Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal before entering private practice. - Although her current judgeship is officially nonpartisan, Marchman is registered as a Republican. - Professional memberships include the Louisiana District Judges Association and Fourth Judicial District Bar Association. - Private practice — after clerkship - For case docket access, hearing schedules, and official court information, visit the 4th Judicial District Court’s Judge Marchman page 4th Judicial District Court Online Court - It identifies Division B and juvenile and drug court work in Ouachita and Morehouse parishes. - The biography describes Republican affiliation and a family with husband David and two children. ## 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/sharon-ingram-marchman/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/sharon-ingram-marchman/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/sharon-ingram-marchman/) - [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/sharon-ingram-marchman-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-b-la) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sharon-ingram-marchman-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-b-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sharon-ingram-marchman-judge-louisiana-4th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-b-la", "name": "Sharon Ingram Marchman | KnowJudges", "description": "Sharon Ingram Marchman, Louisiana 4th 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.