--- title: "Sharon Wilson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sharon-wilson-judge-louisiana-3rd-circuit-court-of-appeal-2nd-district-elec-sec-1c-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Sharon Wilson 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 - Sharon Darville Wilson is a Democratic Party judge serving on the Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal, 2nd District, Election Section 1 Division C, a position she has held since January 1, 2021 - Judge, Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Calcasieu Parish (14th JDC) - 2014 to 2020 - Before her appellate court appointment, she was elected District Judge for the 14th Judicial District in 2014, where she became Chief Judge and co‐founded the Veterans Treatment Court in Calcasieu Parish. - Assistant District Attorney - Career Prosecutor — 14th JDC Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office, Lake Charles, LA - 1992 to 2009 - Wilson’s legal career began in 1992 in the 14th Judicial District Court (Calcasieu Parish) as a district attorney - Chief Felony Prosecutor — 33rd JDC Allen Parish District Attorney's Office, Oberlin, LA - The first African American woman elected as a district judge in Calcasieu Parish ### Education - Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center — Law — J.D. (1991) - B.A. — Louisiana State University — 1988 — Criminal Justice, minor Philosophy ### Additional information - since Jan 1, 2023 serves on Judiciary Commission by appointment of Louisiana Supreme Court as appellate court judge member. - term ends Dec 31, 2030. - 1C, Division C - 2021 to 2030 - In December 2022, the Louisiana Supreme Court appointed her to the Judiciary Commission as the appellate court member for a term ending December 31, 2026. - assumed office Jan 1, 2021. - Elected Nov 3, 2020 outright in primary (succeeded Judge Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux). - Elected April 5, 2014. - She subsequently served 17 years as a career prosecutor in Southwest Louisiana, including three years as Chief Felony Prosecutor in Allen Parish. - first African American woman elected as Judge in 14th JDC. - Sec. - Party D. - IND 25 GOP 15 DEM 60. - She also served on the Executive Board of the Louisiana District Judges Association and as a district judge member of the Judiciary Commission ## 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-wilson/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/sharon-wilson/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/sharon-wilson/) - [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-wilson-judge-louisiana-3rd-circuit-court-of-appeal-2nd-district-elec-sec-1c-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://lajudicialcollege.org/Wilson%20Sharon%20-%20Bio.pdf) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://thriveswla.com/leading-ladies) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sharon-wilson-judge-louisiana-3rd-circuit-court-of-appeal-2nd-district-elec-sec-1c-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sharon-wilson-judge-louisiana-3rd-circuit-court-of-appeal-2nd-district-elec-sec-1c-la", "name": "Sharon Wilson | KnowJudges", "description": "Sharon Wilson, Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal. 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