James David Cain Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 25, 2019–present
James David Cain Jr.
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Lake Charles, LA, 1994-2019
- Law clerk, Hon. Henry Yelverton, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Judicial Circuit, 1993-1994
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Louisiana, 2019-present
Education
- McNeese State University · B.S., 1990
- Southern University Law Center · J.D., 1993
Personal record
Born 1964 · DeRidder, LA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Judge-specific source
Electronic exhibits for trial only. Please see the Deputy Clerk of Court’s instructions at www.lawd.uscourts.gov (Chambers/Judge Cain/trial) as to how to properly submit electronic exhibits for trial. A real-time glossary must be submitted to lawd_realtime@lawd.uscourts.gov 14 days before trial regardless of whether you are requesting real-time reporting services .Pretrial_Statement%208.4.2025.docx ↗
Presentation Procedure
Judge-specific source
8. Electronic exhibits for trial only. Please see the Deputy Clerk of Court’s instructions at www.lawd.uscourts.gov (Chambers/Judge Cain/trial) as to how to properly submit electronic exhibits for trial.Pretrial_Statement%208.4.2025.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/6631566CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8559/james-david-cain-jr/Pretrial_Statement%208.4.2025.docx
Judge research source · DOCX · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.lawd.uscourts.gov/sites/lawd/files/UPLOADS/Pretrial_Statement%208.4.2025.docxPretrial_Statement%208.4.2025.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.lawd.uscourts.gov/sites/lawd/files/UPLOADS/Pretrial_Statement%208.4.2025.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