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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 607
BY REPRESENTATIVE MORENO
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
COURTS/JUVENILE: Provides for the elimination of two judgeships from the Orleans
Parish Juvenile Court
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1568.3, 1595, and 1595.1, relative to Orleans Parish Juvenile2
Court judges; to designate special divisions of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court; to3
abolish specific judgeships upon the expiration of terms or vacancy in the Orleans4
Parish Juvenile Court; to provide relative to funding; and to provide for related5
matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 13:1595 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 8
§1595. Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Judges; criers and stenographers 9
A. In addition to Sections "A", "B", and "C" of the Juvenile Court for the10
Parish of Orleans, there is hereby created a new section of said the court to be11
designated as Section "D". The additional judge herein created shall be known as the12
judge of Section "D" of the Juvenile Court for the Parish of Orleans. Each judge13
shall have the right to appoint a crier and stenographer for his own section of said the14
court, who shall perform the same duties and receive the same compensation,15
payable in the same manner and from the same sources as similar officials in other16
sections of the said court. The judge of Section "D" of the juvenile court shall be17
elected by the voters of Orleans Parish concurrently with the next election for mayor18
of the city of New Orleans.19 HLS 13RS-321 REENGROSSED
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B. The judgeship created for Section "D" of the Juvenile Court for the parish1
of Orleans shall be abolished effective December 31, 2014, at midnight.2
C. The first judgeship becoming vacant by death, resignation, retirement, or3
removal during the term of office on or after December 31, 2014, at midnight shall4
be abolished the following day.5
D. Upon the abolishment of a judgeship as provided for in Subsections B and6
C of this Section, the funding from the city of New Orleans for such judgeship shall7
be allocated for juvenile services within the city of New Orleans.8
Section 2. R.S. 13:1568.3 and 1595.1 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as9
follows:10
§1568.3. Special divisions of court11
A. In accordance with the jurisdiction provided for in the Children's Code,12
in a juvenile court located in Orleans Parish, there shall be special divisions of court13
with exclusive jurisdiction over child in need of care proceedings, as specifically14
provided for in Titles VI, X, XI, and XII of the Louisiana Children's Code and15
generally provided for in other titles or articles of the code, which shall consist of16
Section "A" and Section "D", Section "B", Section "C", Section "E", and Section "F"17
of the court.18
B. In accordance with the jurisdiction provided for in the Children's Code,19
the juvenile court located in Orleans Parish, there shall be special divisions of court20
with exclusive jurisdiction over delinquency proceedings, as specifically provided21
for in Title VIII of the Louisiana Children's Code and generally provided for in other22
titles or articles of the code, which shall consist of Section "A", Section "B", Section23
"C", Section "E", and Section "F".24
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§1595.1. Additional judges for the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court; creation;26
personnel27
In addition to the presently existing Sections "A", "B", "C", "D", and "E" of28
the present Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, there is hereby created one new section29 HLS 13RS-321 REENGROSSED
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of the court for purposes of nomination and election only, to be designated as Section1
"F". There is hereby established one additional judgeship, the judge of which shall2
preside over Section "F". Such judge shall have the right to appoint a crier and3
stenographer for his own section of the court, who shall perform the same duties and4
receive the same compensation, payable in the same manner, and from the same5
sources as similar officials in other sections of the court.6
Section 3. Section 2 of this Act shall become effective on December 31, 2014, at7
midnight.8
Section 4(A). All cases allotted to Section "D" on December 31, 2014, at midnight9
shall be reallotted equally by the clerk of court among Sections "A", "B", "C", "E", and "F"10
on January 1, 2015.11
Section 4(B). Upon abolishment of the judgeship that becomes vacant by death,12
resignation, retirement, or removal pursuant to R.S. 13:1595(C) as enacted by this Act, all13
cases of the abolished section of court shall be reallotted equally by the clerk of court among14
the remaining sections of the court.15
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
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Abstract: Abolishes two judgeships in the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court and designates
certain sections as special divisions of the court.
Present law provides for the creation of a new section of court and judgeship to be
designated as Section "D" of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court and authorizes the judge to
appoint a crier and stenographer for the section.
Proposed law abolishes Section "D" of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court effective Dec. 31,
2014, at midnight.
Proposed law requires the first judgeship that becomes vacant by death, resignation,
retirement, or removal during the term of office on or after Dec. 31, 2014, at midnight to be
abolished the following day.
Proposed law requires the allocation of any funding from the city of New Orleans for
judgeships to be allocated for juvenile services within the city of New Orleans upon the
abolishment of those judgeships provided for in proposed law. HLS 13RS-321 REENGROSSED
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Present law provides for the designation of Sections "A" and "D" of the Orleans Parish
Juvenile Court as the special divisions of court with exclusive jurisdiction over child in need
of care proceedings.
Proposed law retains present law except that it removes Section "D" as special divisions of
court with exclusive jurisdiction over child in need of care proceedings, effective Dec. 31,
2014, at midnight and further provides for all cases allotted to Section "D" to be reallotted
equally by the clerk of court to the remaining sections of court.
Present law provides for the designation of Sections "B", "C", "E", and "F" as the special
divisions of court with exclusive jurisdiction over delinquency proceedings.
Proposed law retains present law until such time as one of the sections of court becomes
vacant due to death, resignation, retirement, or removal on or after Dec. 31, 2014, at which
time, all cases of the abolished section will be reallotted equally by the clerk of court among
the remaining sections of the court.
Present law provides for the creation of a new section of the court, in addition to the existing
sections and one new judgeship who shall preside over the new section to be designated as
Section "F". Further authorizes the judge to appoint a crier and stenographer for his section
of court to perform the same duties and receive the same compensation as similar officials
in other sections of court.
Proposed law retains present law except that it removes Section "D" as an existing section
of the court.
Effective Dec. 31, 2014, at midnight.
(Amends R.S. 13:1568.3, 1595, and 1595.1)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill.
1. Added the requirement for the allocation of any funding from the city of New
Orleans for judgeships to be allocated for juvenile services within the city of
New Orleans upon the abolishment of those judgeships.