--- title: "Susan Theall | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/susan-theall-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-3-division-m-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Susan Theall Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 15th 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 - Attorney — The Theall Firm, LLC · start year: 2015 · end year: 2020 - court: Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court · role: District Judge, Division M (Family Court) · start date: 2011 · end date: 2014 · notes: Elected 2011 special election to fill family court judgeship vacated by Phyllis Keaty (elected to 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal). - Attorney - Family Law — Private Practice, Lafayette · start year: 1985 · end year: 2011 - Court website: 15th Judicial District Court — Judge Theall 15th Judicial District Court Online Court ### Education - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law — Law — J.D. (1985) - Bachelor's — University of Southwestern Louisiana — 1980 — English Language and Literature/Letters ### Additional information - Chief Judge 2024-2026 per disclosure. - court: Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court · role: District Judge, Section 3 Division M · start date: 2021-01-01 · notes: Elected District Judge Division M in 2020 with term beginning Jan 1 2021, term ends 2026 per official judiciary. - Unsuccessful candidate for Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal Division B 2017, lost runoff to Candyce Perret. - Chief Judge in 2014 - Previous judicial service: Judge, Division M (2011–2014) - Board Certified Family Law Specialist — Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization · start year: 1995 - Party R. Division M handles family matters (divorce, custody, support). - Division M designated Family Court per Louisiana Supreme Court. ## 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/susan-theall/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/susan-theall/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/susan-theall/) - [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/susan-theall-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-3-division-m-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.ballotready.org/people/susan-theall) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.theind.com) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/susan-theall-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-3-division-m-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/susan-theall-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-3-division-m-la", "name": "Susan Theall | KnowJudges", "description": "Susan Theall, Louisiana 15th 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.