The Hon. Joan M. Malbrough is a hearing officer for the 32nd Judicial District Court of Louisiana in Terrebonne Parish. She was appointed to the bench by the 32nd Judicial District Court judges in 2024, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. William Dunckelman.
Malbrough holds an assignment in the IV-D Child Support Program.
She received a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Nicholls State University in 1986. Malbrough went on to complete a J.D. at Mississippi College School of Law in 1992.
Malbrough then handled family law matters for more than thirty years at her own private practice, having established the firm in 1993. Over the years, she added other attorneys to her practice before eventually retiring to join the bench.