Louisiana § RS 11:566 - Assigned judges
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:566 — Assigned judges, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:566. Assigned judges
A. For purposes of Article V, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana with respect to the assignment of judges, a retired judge shall be an individual formerly elected to the office of judge, who is not currently serving, whether or not vested in the retirement system.
B. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, and particularly R.S. 11:416, any judge who, following service retirement under the provisions of this Subpart, is assigned to sit as a judge of any court of record for a specified time shall continue to receive the retirement pay being paid to him at the time of such assignment; however, the amount so received as retirement pay for any month shall be deducted from the salary payable to the judge as an assigned judge.
Acts 1990, No. 437, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:22 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 610, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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