Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1593 – Additional juvenile court judge for Orleans parish
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1593
- 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.
In addition to the number of judges now provided for by La. Const. Art. VII, § 96 of 1921, as augmented by provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 13:1741, Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, there is hereby created and shall be elected by the qualified electors of the parish of Orleans, an additional judge of the juvenile court for the parish of Orleans, who shall receive the same salary, payable from the same sources and in the same manner as is paid to the judges now serving in the juvenile court for the parish of Orleans, and who shall possess all of the powers, duties, jurisdiction and qualifications as are prescribed by the constitution and laws of this state relative to judges of the juvenile court for the parish of Orleans.
Acts 1958, No. 400, §1.