La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 675
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 675, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Selection of ad hoc judge to try motion to recuse
Official statutory text
A. In a court having two judges, the judge who is sought to be recused shall refer the motion to recuse to the other judge of that court.
B. In a court having more than two judges, the motion to recuse shall be referred to another judge of the court through a random process as provided by the rules of court.
C. In a court having only one judge, the judge shall make a written request to the supreme court for the appointment of an ad hoc judge to try the motion to recuse.
D. The order of the court appointing an ad hoc judge shall be entered on the minutes of the court, and the clerk of court shall forward a certified copy of the order to the appointed ad hoc judge. The motion to recuse shall be tried promptly in a contradictory hearing in the court in which the cause is pending.
Acts 2001, No. 417, §2; Acts 2022, No. 42, §1.
B. In a court having more than two judges, the motion to recuse shall be referred to another judge of the court through a random process as provided by the rules of court.
C. In a court having only one judge, the judge shall make a written request to the supreme court for the appointment of an ad hoc judge to try the motion to recuse.
D. The order of the court appointing an ad hoc judge shall be entered on the minutes of the court, and the clerk of court shall forward a certified copy of the order to the appointed ad hoc judge. The motion to recuse shall be tried promptly in a contradictory hearing in the court in which the cause is pending.
Acts 2001, No. 417, §2; Acts 2022, No. 42, §1.
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