Hearing Officers

Karla Smith

Bio coming soon…

Vanessa Randall

1993 University of Southwestern Louisiana, B.S. in General Studies
1996 LSU Law School
1997 Goode & Landry Law Firm
1998-2003 St. Landry Parish District Attorney's Office; Domestic Violence Prosecutor
1998-2003 Private Practice handling primarily family law & personal injury cases
2004 Hearing Officer, 15th JDC
Member of the Paula K. Woodruff Family Law Section
Lafayette Parish Bar Association
Former Member John M. Duhe' Inns of Court
1997 Lafayette Leadership Graduate

Courtney Guillory

2011 University of Louisiana at Lafayette, B.A. in Political Science; Summa Cum Laude and Outstanding Graduate for the Department of Political Science 2016 Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Juris Doctor; Cum Laude 2016 Recipient of Gillis Long Public Service Award 2016-2020 Managing Attorney for The Law Office of Courtney Hollier Guillory, L.L.C. 2018 Louisiana Family and Divorce Mediation Certification 2018-2020 Lafayette Bar Association Champions of Justice Pro Bono Award 2019 Louisiana State Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award 2021-2022 Law Clerk for the Hon. Susan Theall, 15th Judicial District Court 2022-Present Hearing Officer, 15th Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette 2024 Louisiana Family Law Specialization Member of the American Bar, Louisiana State Bar, and Lafayette Parish Bar Associations Married to Jake and together they have two children: Staff member at June’s Dancers

Shawn Eller

2002 Tulane University, B.A. in Sociology; cum laude graduate
2005 Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
2005 Recipient of Gillis Long Public Service Award
2005-2007 Law Clerk for the Hon. Phyllis Keaty, 15th Judicial District Court
2007-2009 The Theall Firm, LLC
2009-2011 Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
2011-2014 Law Clerk for the Hon. Susan Theall, 15th Judicial District Court
2014 to present Hearing Officer, 15th Judicial District Court
Member of the Louisiana State and Lafayette Parish Bar Association
Member of the Paula K. Woodruff Family Law Section
Past president of the Paula K. Woodruff Family Law Section
Former member Louisiana Family Law Task Force
Past president Louisiana Family Law Task Force
Married to Monique Eller and together they have two children: Sarah and Jesse

Geralyn Siefker

Geralyn Siefker grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has lived and worked in Lafayette, Louisiana for the last 11 ½ years. She graduated from LSU in May of 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, went on to law school at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law obtaining her Juris Doctor (JD) in May of 2012, and passed the bar exam in October of 2012. Geralyn is a Hearing Officer with Family Court for the 15th Judicial District Court in Acadia and Vermilion Parishes. Prior to working for Family Court, Geralyn worked for ten years as the managing attorney with Faith House housed at the Family Justice Center of Acadiana representing survivors of domestic violence. In 2015, she won the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault Advocate of the Year Award for the State of Louisiana.

While in private practice, Geralyn served on the executive committee of the Lafayette Bar Association Paula K. Woodruff Family Law Section from 2016 to 2017 and again from 2019 to 2022. She was also member of the section’s Legislative Review Committee in 2015. During her time in private practice, Geralyn presented numerous legal seminars on representing clients in protective orders and other continuing legal education courses through the Lafayette Bar Association. She also contributed countless hours to pro bono services through the Lafayette Bar Association and served on the Pro Bono Advisory Committee until 2023. Her pro bono work earned her numerous awards throughout her years of service most recently receiving the Lafayette Bar Association Champions of Justice Ally of the Year Award in 2023.

Geralyn is currently a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Lafayette Bar Association, and the Lafayette Bar Association Paula K. Woodruff Family Law Section. She is a former member of the John M. Duhe, Jr. American Inn of Court, Lafayette Chapter from 2013 to 2018.

Geralyn and her husband Danny currently reside in Lafayette with their 4 children.