Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:2487.10 – Population as determining clerk
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:2487.10
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or less, the judge shall be his own clerk. If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or more, the judge shall appoint a clerk to handle both civil and criminal matters, who shall serve at the pleasure of the judge and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §10.