Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:2487.2 – Qualifications of judge and marshal
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:2487.2
- 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.
The city judge must be licensed to practice law in the state of Louisiana for at least eight years previous to his election and a qualified resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for at least two years prior to his election. The city marshal must be a qualified resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for at least two years prior to his election.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §2; Acts 2008, No. 196, §1.