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A. Respecting seniority and the requirement that all cases be assigned randomly within multi-judge sections, the judges of the Fourth Judicial District Court, by rule adopted by a majority vote of the judges sitting en banc, may designate a certain division or section of the court as a specialized division or section having criminal, civil, drug court, driving while intoxicated court, mental health court, misdemeanor, traffic, juvenile, violent crimes or homicides, or other specialized subject matter jurisdiction.
B. No rule adopted by the court may assign any division, without its consent, to any section for a longer period than three years.
C. Notwithstanding any principal assignment to sections, all divisions of the court shall retain general jurisdiction to hear all matters.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 13, § 587.2. Fourth Judicial District; divisions; subject matter - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-13-sect-587-2/
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