The Hon. Jennifer M. Medley is a judge for the Orleans Parish Civil District Court of Louisiana. She was elected to the bench in 2020.
At the time of her election, she was an assistant attorney general for the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office and legal counsel for the DePaul Community Health Center since 2017. Medley also served as an ad-hoc judge for several years on the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court.
Medley received a bachelor’s degree from Xavier University of Louisiana. She then completed a J.D. at Southern University Law Center.
Her memberships include the Louisiana State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the Health Care Compliance Association.
From a civic standpoint, she has also been involved with the National Contract Management Association, the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee, the Lake Kenilworth Neighborhood Association, the Kenilworth Improvement District, and the City of New Orleans Municipal Yacht Harbor Management Corporation Board of Directors.
Medley is a single mother to one daughter.
She is registered as a Democrat.