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2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 235
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBBY CARTER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
JUDGES/DISTRICT: Provides relative to certain judgeships in the Twenty-First Judicial
District
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 13:621.21(C)(3), relative to judgeships in the Twenty-First Judicial District;
3 to provide for subject matter jurisdiction; to provide for compensation; and to
4 provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:621.21(C)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง621.21. Twenty-First Judicial District
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9 C.(1)
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11 (3)(a) There is hereby recognized an additional district judgeship for the
12 Twenty-First Judicial District for the parishes of Livingston, St. Helena, and
13 Tangipahoa. The additional judge herein provided for and his successors shall
14 preside over Division I, which is hereby recognized for purposes of nomination and
15 election only. The additional judge and his successors shall be elected at large and
16 shall have jurisdiction throughout the district. The subject matter jurisdiction of
17 Division I is limited, under the provisions of Article V, Section 15(A) of the
18 Constitution of Louisiana, to juvenile matters, as provided by law, including cases
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1 arising under the Children's Code of Louisiana, and under R.S. 46:236.1.120 et seq.
2 The additional judge and his successors shall receive the same compensation and
3 expense allowances, payable from the same sources and in the same manner, as are
4 now or may hereafter be provided for other judges of the district.
5 (b) The individual to be elected to the additional judgeship created by this
6 Act for the Twenty-First Judicial District shall be elected as provided by Article V,
7 Section 22 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and shall serve a term which shall begin
8 on January 1, 2009, and which shall expire at the same time as is provided by law for
9 the other judges of the court. Thereafter, the successors to the judge provided for in
10 this Act for the Twenty-First Judicial District shall be elected at the same time and
11 in the same manner and shall serve the same term as is now or may be provided
12 hereafter for other judges of the court.
13 (c) The provisions of this Act shall not reduce the term of office of any judge
14 of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court.
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16 Section 2. This Act is intended only to codify Section 2 of Act 3 of the 2007 Regular
17Session and to retain all of the provisions of Section 1 of Act 3 of the 2007 Regular Session
18as enacted by the legislature during the 2007 Regular Session.
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)]
HB 235 Engrossed 2021 Regular Session Robby Carter
Abstract: Provides for the codification of Section 2 of Act 3 of the 2007 R.S. and retention
of all of the provisions of Section 1 of Act 3 of the 2007 R.S.
Present law provides for nine judgeships in the 21st Judicial District.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law establishes a judgeship within the 21st Judicial District, Division I, which has
subject matter jurisdiction limited to juvenile matters.
Proposed law retains present law and codifies Section 2 of Act 3 of the 2007 R.S. while
retaining Section 1 of Act 3 of the 2007 R.S.
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(Adds R.S. 13:621.21(C)(3))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to the original
bill:
1. Make technical changes.
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