--- title: "\"Tony\" Thibodeaux | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tony-thibodeaux-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-a-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # "Tony" Thibodeaux Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 16th 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 - Legal Career: Judicial clerk to Hon. C. Thomas Bienvenu, Jr., 16th Judicial District Court (1989) Associate attorney, R. Scott Ramsey Jr., Ltd., Morgan City (1990) Private practice in St. Mary Parish (1992) Judge, 16th Judicial District, Division A (2015–present) - Anthony “Tony” Thibodeaux is the Republican‐affiliated District Judge for the 16th Judicial District, Election Section 2/Division A in Louisiana, serving until the end of 2026 - court: Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court · role: District Judge - Division A, Election Section 2 · start date: 2015-01-01 · notes: Elected 2014, took office Jan 1 2015 - Private Practice Attorney - Civil and Criminal — St. Mary Parish Law Practice · start year: 1992 · end year: 2014 - Judicial Law Clerk — 16th Judicial District Court - Hon. C. Thomas Bienvenu, Jr. · start year: 1989 · end year: 1990 ### Education - Southern University Law Center — Law — J.D. (1989) - Bachelor's — Northwestern State University — 1985 ### Additional information - Term Ends 2026 - Associate Attorney — R. Scott Ramsey Jr., Ltd. - Morgan City · start year: 1990 · end year: 1992 - Lieutenant — Louisiana Army National Guard · start year: 1982 · end year: 1985 - Sergeant — United States Air Force · start year: 1978 · end year: 1982 - Presides over Iberia Parish Adult Drug Court - Party R - Judge Thibodeaux presides over civil and criminal cases in the 16th Judicial District Court, Division A, which covers Iberia, St. Mary, and St. Martin parishes. - He also oversees the Iberia Parish Adult Drug 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/anthony-tony-thibodeaux/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/anthony-tony-thibodeaux/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/anthony-tony-thibodeaux/) - [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/tony-thibodeaux-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-a-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_district_courts) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tony-thibodeaux-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-a-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tony-thibodeaux-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-2-division-a-la", "name": "\"Tony\" Thibodeaux | KnowJudges", "description": "\"Tony\" Thibodeaux, Louisiana 16th 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.