Jerry Edwards Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 22, 2023–present
Jerry Edwards Jr.
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · May 18, 2026
Herbert Brooks v. Lowes Home Centers LLC
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction; CLE
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Louisiana, 2019-2023; deputy chief, Civil Division, 2020; chief, Civil Division, 2020-2022; first assistant U.S. attorney, 2022-2023
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Louisiana District Court, First Judicial District, 2005-2006
- Professional Career: Private practice, Shreveport, Louisiana, 2006-2019
Education
- Georgia State University · B.A., 2002
- Vermont Law and Graduate School · J.D., 2005
Courtroom rules and guidance
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/13761406Federal 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