John Michael Guidry

Judge John Michael Guidry has been a member of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal since 1997. Prior to that he served five years as a member of the Louisiana State Senate and served a year prior to that as member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Judge Guidry is a former Assistant Parish Attorney for the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge. He is a former Assistant Clerk of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Judge Guidry is a past President of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Judicial College and a member of the Louisiana Judicial Council. Judge Guidry is an Adjunct Professor at the Southern University Law Center and a past adjunct professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy at Southern University-Baton Rouge. Judge Guidry is a frequent CLE lecturer. Judge Guidry is a member of several professional organizations including the American and National Bar Associations, the American Judges Association, the Louisiana Bar Association, the Louisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar Association, the Baton Rouge Bar Association, and the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society. He is also a member of the Baton Rouge Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee and the Domestic Violence Curriculum Development Advisory Committee. Judge Guidry received his B.A. in Political Science from Louisiana State University and his Juris Doctorate from the Southern University Law Center.