Louis Guirola Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. District Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- Jurisdiction
- Mississippi · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 22, 2004–present
Louis Guirola Jr.
U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · June 30, 2026
Yuri Petrini v. City of Biloxi, Mississippi, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1996-2004
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1993-1996
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Texas, 1990-1993
- Private practice, Mississippi, 1986-1990
- County board attorney, Jackson County, MS, 1984-1986
- Assistant district attorney, Nineteenth Judicial District, MS, 1980-1984
- Private practice, Mississippi, 1979-1980
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Mississippi, 2004-present
Education
- William Carey University · B.A., 1973
- University of Mississippi School of Law
Personal record
Born 1951 · Baltimore, MD
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
. For best utilization of this equipment, the Court recommends attorneys test laptop computers used to present evidence in the courtroom before use in open court. Attention should also be given to testing the compatibility of the VCR and the cassette player.Courtroom Technologies | Southern District of Mississippi | United States District Court ↗
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/1392091CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1305/louis-guirola-jr/Courtroom Technologies | Southern District of Mississippi | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologiesFederal 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