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2022 Louisiana Laws
Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 156. Selection of judge after recusal
Universal Citation: LA Code Civ Pro Art. 156 (2022)
Art. 156. Selection of judge after recusal
A. When a district court judge of a court having two or more judges voluntarily recuses himself or is recused after a motion to recuse is heard, the cause shall be randomly assigned to another division or section of that court.
B. When a district court judge in a single-judge district voluntarily recuses himself, the judge shall make a written request to the supreme court for the appointment of an ad hoc judge to hear the cause. When an ad hoc judge appointed by the supreme court to hear a recusal grants the motion to recuse, that judge shall request that an ad hoc judge be appointed to hear the cause.
Amended by Acts 1962, No. 409, §1; Acts 2021, No. 143, §1.
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