--- title: "Verity Gentry | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/verity-gentry-judge-louisiana-11th-judicial-district-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Verity Gentry Louisiana 11th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 11th 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 - The elected District Judge for Louisiana’s 11th Judicial District, covering Sabine Parish, with a term ending December 31, 2026 - Judge at Louisiana 11th Judicial District Court (from 2022) - Attorney at Kammer & Huckabay, Ltd. (2013-2016) - Transparency and equity in the justice system ### Education - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law — J.D. (2010) - BS — Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge — 2007 — Bachelor of Science - Business (Pre-Law) degree from Louisiana State University. ### Additional information - Principal at The Law Office of Verity Gentry Bell, LLC (from 2014). - Founded The Law Office of Verity Gentry Bell in 2014 - Attorney at Orleans Public Defenders (2010-2013). - A proud native of Sabine Parish and raised in Many, Louisiana, Gentry completed studies at Many High School (2003) - 11th Judicial District Court, hearing and issuing final judgments in all case types, including appeals from Justice of the Peace and Mayor’s Courts in Sabine Parish. - Crowe Scholar - She has been recognized as a “Rising Star Super Lawyer”, a national honor earned by only 2.5% of attorneys ## 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/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [LA Batch 12 supplied biography research source](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/71101-la-verity-bell-4326969.html) - [LA Batch 12 supplied biography research source](https://www.gentry4judge.com/post/christina-flores-on-the-evening-show) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/verity-gentry-judge-louisiana-11th-judicial-district-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/verity-gentry-judge-louisiana-11th-judicial-district-court-la", "name": "Verity Gentry | KnowJudges", "description": "Verity Gentry, Louisiana 11th 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.