--- title: "Sheva Sims | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sheva-sims-shreveport-city-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Sheva Sims Shreveport City Court · City or Parish Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Shreveport City Court - State: Louisiana - Role: City or Parish Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - In March 2026, the Louisiana Supreme Court suspended Judge Sims for nine months without pay after an investigation into several alleged misconducts. - Judge Sheva M. Sims is a lifelong Shreveport, Louisiana resident and Chief Judge of Shreveport City Court Division D, best known for her 31+ years of legal and judicial service — but in March 2026 she was suspended without pay for nine months by the Louisiana Supreme Court over multiple misconduct allegations - Judge Sims was first elected to the Shreveport City Court bench in 2011, re‐elected in 2014 and again in 2020 without opposition - Judge, Shreveport City Court, Division D, Shreveport City Court; from 2011-12 - Complaints came from litigants, property managers, and retired Justice E. Joseph Bleich, who alleged she wrongly released multiple domestic abuse defendants on their own recognizance - She also worked as a high school math teacher, held the role of a minister of music, and is active in tutoring and community outreach ### Education - Bachelor's (inferred) — Dillard University - (inferred) — Southern University Law Center — J.D. - B.S. in Mathematics from Dillard University ### Additional information - Practicing Attorney, Private Practice - Before joining the judiciary, she practiced law for over 17 years in civil and criminal litigation, small claims, and domestic cases. - Educator, Tutor, Mentor - Highly decorated jurist with decades of legal and community service, but her recent suspension underscores serious ethical and conduct concerns. - She has received multiple awards, including the Martin Luther King Jr. - Her service extends beyond the courtroom: she has led educational and reentry programs for incarcerated women, organized legal education outreach, and held leadership roles in civic and professional organizations. ## 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.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [LA Batch 10 supplied biography research source](https://committeetoreelectjudgeshevasims.com) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sheva-sims-shreveport-city-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sheva-sims-shreveport-city-court-la", "name": "Sheva Sims | KnowJudges", "description": "Sheva Sims, Shreveport City 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.