La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 156

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 156 - Selection of judge after recusal
A. When a district court judge of a court having two or more judges voluntarily recuses himself or is recused after a motion to recuse is heard, the cause shall be randomly assigned to another division or section of that court.
B. When a district court judge in a single-judge district voluntarily recuses himself, the judge shall make a written request to the supreme court for the appointment of an ad hoc judge to hear the cause. When an ad hoc judge appointed by the supreme court to hear a recusal grants the motion to recuse, that judge shall request that an ad hoc judge be appointed to hear the cause.

La. C.P. § 156

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 409, §1; Acts 2021, No. 143, §1.
Amended by Acts 2021, No. 143,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2021.
Amended by Acts 1962, No. 409, §1.