--- title: "Thomas Daley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-daley-7376" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Thomas Daley 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, 1996-present - District Attorney · 40th JDC · 2009 · 2015-01-31 - Before his appellate role, he held the role of a State District Court Judge and Chief Judge in St. John the Baptist Parish, and later as District Attorney for the 40th Judicial District from 2009 until early 2015 - Circuit Judge · Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal · 1996 · 2008 · Died Jan 31 2015 age 61 - District Judge · 40th JDC · 1990 · 1996 · Chief Judge 1994-96 - Assistant District Attorney & Parish Attorney · St. John Parish · 1984 · 1989 - Thomas F. Daley was a distinguished Louisiana jurist who served for over 30 years as a judge, district attorney, and legal leader in the state’s judicial system - Also an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University School of Law and served on the Louisiana Supreme Court’s Committees on Judicial Ethics and Legal Internships ### Education - University of Virginia — LL.M. (2004) - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law — J.D. (1978) - Daley was a 1975 graduate of Livingston College at Rutgers University (B.A. in Economics and English). - Rutgers University-New Brunswick — B.A. - J.D. from Loyola University School of Law and a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law. ### Additional information - Joined the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal in 1996, a position he held until his death in 2015. - He was honored in 2007 by the Louisiana Bar Foundation as a Distinguished Jurist. - Practitioner, 1995-1995 - General civil practice · LaPlace · 1978 · 1989 - Date of birth: 1953-01-01 - Beyond the bench, Daley was active in community initiatives, including cleanup efforts, job skills training for inmates, and after-school tutoring. ## 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/7376/thomas-daley/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7376/thomas-daley/) - [Louisiana Court of Appeal current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7376/thomas-daley/) - [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/7376/thomas-daley/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-daley-7376", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-daley-7376", "name": "Thomas Daley | KnowJudges", "description": "Thomas Daley, Louisiana Court of Appeal. 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