Susie Morgan at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 30, 2012–present
Susie Morgan
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases5 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules2 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
5 casesAI-related ruling · May 20, 2026
Taiujuan Burches v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · May 11, 2026
Taiujuan Burches v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, et al.
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction
AI-related ruling · October 2, 2025
Robenson Lafontant v. Coolidge-CLK St. Germaine
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction; 1h of CLE; Referral
AI-related ruling · August 28, 2025
Lee v. R&R Home Care, Inc.
- Court response
- Monetary sanction; referral
AI-related ruling · August 13, 2025
Woody Nora v. M & A Transport, Inc., et al.
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction; 1 hour of CLE on Generative AI; referral to the Disciplinary Committee.
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, New Orleans, LA, 2005-2012
- Private practice, Shreveport, LA, 1981-2005
- Law clerk, Hon. Henry A. Politz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1980-1981
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Louisiana, 2012-present
Education
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- University of Louisiana at Monroe
Personal record
Born 1953 · Winnsboro, LA
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/1393946CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2307/donna-sue-morgan/Federal 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