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La. R.S. 13:621.2

Second judicial district

Known as the Judicial Budget and Performance Accountability Act

The act spans §§ 13–13 (359 sections).

The Second Judicial District Court shall have three judges who shall be elected at large from the Second Judicial District for six-year terms. The Second Judicial District Court shall be comprised of Division A in Claiborne Parish, Division B in Jackson Parish, and Division C in Bienville Parish. A judge elected to serve in the Second Judicial District shall reside within the district but is not required to reside within the parish where the division is located.

Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 11, §1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1972, at 4:30 P.M.; Acts 1978, No. 39, §3, eff. June 1, 1978; Acts 2020, No. 166, §§1, 2, eff. June 11, 2020.

NOTE: Acts 2020, No. 166, repealed Acts 1999, No. 669, which provided for residency requirements for judges elected at large within the Second Judicial district.

Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.