Louisiana § RS 13:587.3 - Nineteenth Judicial District; divisions; subject matter
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§ RS 13:587.3. Nineteenth Judicial District; divisions; subject matter
A. Respecting seniority and the requirement that all cases be assigned randomly within multi-judge groupings, the judges of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, by rule adopted by a majority vote of the judges sitting en banc, with the consent of the judge of a division, may assign to that division criminal matters or civil matters or drug court matters or domestic violence matters or any or all types of matters of which the court has jurisdiction.
B. Notwithstanding any principal assignments to divisions, all divisions of the court shall retain general jurisdiction to hear all matters.
Acts 2003, No. 1213, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1247, §1; Acts 2022, No. 203, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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