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Active Trial judge

Sylvia Cooks

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Louisiana

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Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
Judge
Service status
Active
Court level
Trial
Jurisdiction
State
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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

StatewideExplicit
Courtroom Proceeding

Leave required

Louisiana trial judges may authorize electronic or photographic means for presenting evidence, preserving the record, counsel use, or judicial-administration purposes.

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Section
Canon 3A(9)
Effective
February 27, 2019
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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A trial judge may authorize ... the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Courtroom Proceeding

Restricted

Louisiana judges generally prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing courtroom proceedings unless a Canon 3A(9) exception applies.

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Canon 3A(9)
Effective
February 27, 2019
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July 26, 2026
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a judge shall prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Appellate Argument Or Hearing

Allowed with notice

Louisiana appellate courts may permit extended media coverage in public appellate proceedings, subject to the authority of the court and presiding judge or panel.

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Appendix to Canon 3
Effective
February 27, 2019
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July 26, 2026
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An appellate court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, and taking photographs of public judicial proceedings

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from CourtListener / Free Law Project. 3 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.