Dee D. Drell at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- April 10, 2003–present
Dee D. Drell
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Louisiana, 1975-2003
- U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1971-1975
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Louisiana, 2003-present
Education
- Tulane University of Louisiana · B.A., 1968
- Tulane University
Personal record
Born 1947 · New Orleans, LA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Judge-specific source
Page 1 of 2 (Rev. 2/15/07) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION STANDING ORDER POSESSION AND USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN THE COURTROOM No electronic device, including but not limited to cellular phones, pagers, laptop computers and personal digital assistants (PDAs) may be brought into or used in the Alexandria courthouse…LAWD_DDD_SO_Electronic_Devices.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391811CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/917/dee-d-drell/LAWD_DDD_SO_Electronic_Devices.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.lawd.uscourts.gov/sites/lawd/files/UPLOADS/LAWD_DDD_SO_Electronic_Devices.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts