The Hon. Milton Douglas Hughes (Ret.) is a former judge for the 21st Judicial District Court of Louisiana. He was elected to the bench in 1995. Hughes retired in 2019.
The 21st Judicial District includes the Livingston, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa Parishes. Hughes spent his first five years on the bench as a judge for the Family and Juvenile Court before transitioning into the Criminal/Civil Court in 1997.
He is a native of Denham Springs, Louisiana. His sister, Hon. Charlotte Hughes Foster, also served as a judge for the 21st Judicial District Court. Hughes and his wife have two grown children.