Jennifer Medley Suspended

Jennifer Medley, an Orleans Parish Civil District Court judge, was suspended for 30 days without pay by the Louisiana Supreme Court over judicial conduct violations tied to her 2020 campaign for the bench. The Court's investigation centered on a campaign ad targeting her opponent, then-Civil Court Chief Judge Christopher Bruno, falsely accusing him of being a "deadbeat dad" who had failed to pay child support for 13 years. The Court also found Medley failed to disclose on her campaign finance report a reimbursement she paid from her personal account to a woman for expenses incurred filming that campaign ad. The Supreme Court found Medley violated multiple canons of the Code of Judicial Conduct, including making false and misleading statements, improper campaign finance reporting, and failing to maintain judicial integrity, and ordered her to reimburse the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana $2,747.41 — half its investigative costs.