Section 156 – Same; court having single judge

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Louisiana

When a ground assigned for the recusation of the judge of a district court having a single judge is his interest in the cause, the judge shall appoint a district judge of an adjoining district to try the motion to recuse. When any other ground is assigned for the recusation of such a district judge, he may appoint either a district judge of an adjoining district, or a lawyer domiciled in the judicial district who has the qualifications of a district judge, to try the motion to recuse.

The order of court appointing the judge ad hoc shall be entered on its minutes, and a certified copy of the order shall be sent to the judge ad hoc.

La. C.P. § 156

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 409, §1.