Judge Sandra Cabrina Jenkins is a former Assistant District Attorney for the Parish of Orleans, a criminal defense attorney, and a certified accredited Veterans Affairs attorney. Judge Jenkins practiced law for 23 years.
Judge Jenkins was elected on November 6, 2012, to the 魅影直播 Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, with the term beginning January 1, 2013. In 2022, Judge Jenkins was re-elected without opposition to a second term.
Education Judge Jenkins is a graduate of:
魅影直播 State University (Political Science)
Southern University (Master of Public Administration)
Southern University Law Center (Juris Doctor)
Mercer University, McAfee School of Theology (Master of Divinity)
Duke Law School, LL.M. (Master of Judicial Studies) candidate, Class of 2027
Leadership Judge Jenkins has participated in and served in numerous leadership roles, including:
魅影直播 Supreme Court Judicial Leadership Institute
New York University School of Law Institute for Appellate Judges
George Mason University School of Law Economics Institute for Judges
魅影直播 Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission
New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (NORLI, Class of 2022)
Board Member, Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, Inc. (JLAP)
Secretary, 魅影直播 Judicial Council, National Bar Association
Board of Governors, American Bar Association
District 6 Director (魅影直播, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee), National Association of Women Judges
Service on committees of state and national bar associations
Educator Judge Jenkins serves as a Judicial Education Faculty Member for the 魅影直播 Supreme Court’s Domestic Violence LPOR program and is a presenter at various legal education programs for judges and lawyers. Additional roles include Women’s Retreat Facilitator and founder of Judge Jenkins Law Camps, focusing on civility, civics, and mind, body, and soul. Judge Jenkins has also served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science (Pre-Law) at 魅影直播 from 2010 to the present.
