Andrew Jackson Hodges IV,JD - Shreveport, LA
Attorney at A.J. Hodges, IV - Attorney at Law
Exclusively Criminal and DWI Defense Lawyers in Shreveport, LA
416 Travis St. Ste. 1004 Shreveport, LA 71101
Shreveport Exclusively Criminal and DWI Defense Lawyer
Updated: 05/07/2026
Areas of Practice
- Exclusively Criminal and DWI Defense
- Shreveport/Bossier and surrounding areas
- Baton Rouge and neighboring parishes
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Andrew Jackson Hodges, IV, received his undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice at Louisiana State University. While attending LSU, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Upon receiving his JD from Southern University Law Center in 1995 he clerked for the Honorable Michael R. Erwin, 19th JDC.
From 1996 until 2002 he was a staff attorney for the East Baton Rouge Parish Office of Public Defender, where he tried numerous felony jury trials. He also maintained a private criminal and civil practice throughout South Louisiana. He served as 2001-2003 President of the Baton Rouge Bar of Criminal Justice. He is presently a member of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations, as well as the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. His areas of practice are exclusively criminal and DWI defense.
Education
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Legal Education
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Southern University Law Center,
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, 1995
J.D.
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Southern University Law Center,
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, 1995
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Non Legal Education
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Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
B.A.
Honors: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Member
Major: Criminal Justice
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Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Past Positions
- Michael R. Erwin, 19th JDC., Clerk
- East Baton Rouge Parish Office of Public Defender, Staff Attorney, Staff Attorney, 1996 - 2002
- Baton Rouge Bar of Criminal Justice, President, 2001 - 2003
- Baton Rouge City Court, Judge, Pro Tempore, 2004 - 2015
- Keogh Cox & Wilson, APLC, Special Counsel, 2002 - 2015
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1996
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 2002
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2002
Other Affiliations
- Baton Rouge Bar Association, Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
- Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- Shreveport Bar Association
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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