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# Thomas C. Wicker Jr.

Louisiana Court of Appeal · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
- State: Louisiana
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1985-present
- Circuit Judge · Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal · 1982 · 1996 · Died February 24, 2021
- Before joining the Court of Appeal, he was District Judge for Jefferson Parish (24th Judicial District) from 1972 to 1985, the first judge to sit in Division “H”
- District Judge - first judge · 24th JDC · Div H · 1972 · 1982
- Law Clerk · Justice McCaleb, Louisiana Supreme Court

### Education

- Tulane Law School — J.D. (1949)
- B.B.A. — Tulane University Freeman School — 1944
- Tulane University of Louisiana — J.D.

### Additional information

- Weiland (1990) being his most cited decision.
- Practitioner, 1984-1984
- Private practice · New Orleans · 1953 · 1972
- Assistant US Attorney · ED La · 1949 · 1953
- He later earned his law degree from Tulane in 1949, held the role of Editor-in-Chief of the Tulane Law Review, and was elected to the Order of the Coif
- Born August 1, 1923, Wicker graduated from Tulane University in 1944 with a BBA, commissioning him as an ensign in the U.S. Navy the same day.
- Faculty · National Judicial College
- Co-author
- Distinguished Louisiana judge, naval officer, and legal scholar whose career spanned nearly five decades in the judiciary and a lifetime of public service
- Ad hoc judge for the Louisiana Supreme Court and 5th Circuit after retirement
- He served aboard USS Lackawanna in the Pacific Theater, participating in major WWII campaigns including the Battle of the Philippine Sea and Okinawa.

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/7469/thomas-c-wicker-jr/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7469/thomas-c-wicker-jr/)
- [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7469/thomas-c-wicker-jr/)
- [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7469/thomas-c-wicker-jr/)

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