The Record on
Section D
A judge does not learn the work on the people who walk into the courtroom. Judge Holmes brought twenty years of trial preparation to the bench. The numbers tell what came next.
100+ Jury Trials
Presided Since 2021
More criminal jury trials than any judge in the State of Louisiana in 2024 and 2025. Section D is a working courtroom. Cases move. The record is built one trial at a time.
Drug Court
That Works
Section D runs a high-risk, high-need Drug Court program serving the population the criminal justice system most often fails. Treatment-court work demands a judge who understands both the law and the people in front of her.
Second-Lowest
Jail Population
Section D carries the second-lowest jail population in Criminal District Court. That is not an accident. It is the result of bond decisions made with care, dockets that move, and a courtroom that does not warehouse defendants.
Rulings Grounded
in the Record
Twenty years as trial counsel taught her how rulings sound on appeal. Section D rulings are written for the record, not for the moment. That is the discipline of a judge who read transcripts long before she wrote them.
Experience
on Both Sides
Prosecutor under DA Harry Connick. Senior counsel at the Capital Defense Project. First Chair qualified in capital cases. Federal CJA Panel. That breadth informs every decision from the bench.
Judicial Wall
of Fame, 2024
Recognized in 2024 for her contributions to the bench. Faculty at the National College for Capital Voir Dire. Chair of the Louisiana Certified Shorthand Reporter Board. Bar Examination Grader. Service that extends beyond the courthouse door.
Section D does not need a judge who is learning on the job. It needs a judge who has already done the work, tried the hardest cases, and lived in this community her entire life. Committed to Service. Fair. Proven Experience.Re-Elect Judge Kimya M. Holmes · Section D