La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4864
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4864, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Appointment of judge ad hoc after recusal
Official statutory text
A. When a judge of a parish or city court recuses himself or is recused, another judge of the same court shall be appointed to try the cause, if that court has more than one division. The manner in which the judge is selected to try the cause shall be provided by rule of court. In all other cases, an ad hoc judge shall be appointed by the supreme court to try the cause.
B. When a justice of the peace recuses himself, another justice of the peace shall be appointed by the supreme court to try the cause.
Acts 1979, No. 46, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 2021, No. 143, §1.
B. When a justice of the peace recuses himself, another justice of the peace shall be appointed by the supreme court to try the cause.
Acts 1979, No. 46, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 2021, No. 143, §1.
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