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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana reorganizes First Circuit Court of Appeal second district election sections
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Sponsor: Denise Marcelle
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What This Bill Proposed
COURTS: Provides relative to the election sections for judgeship of the second district of the First Circuit Court of Appeal (OR +$284,457 GF EX See Note)
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
qualified electors of East Baton Rouge Parish
judges of the First Circuit Court of Appeal
Current judges complete their terms under their current division assignments, while future candidates must run in designated election sections.
Key Facts
- The Court of Appeal for the First Circuit is domiciled in Baton Rouge and maintains a total of twelve judges.
- The second district of the first circuit, composed of East Baton Rouge Parish, is divided into two election sections.
- Election section one of the second district elects two judges for Divisions A and B.
- Election section two of the second district elects two judges for Divisions C and D.
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- Each sitting judge of the second district in office on the effective date remains the judge for their division and may complete their term.
- Successors to the office of a judge of the second district must be elected from the specific election section assigned to that division.
- Judges are not required to be residents of the specific election section from which they are elected, provided they reside within the second district of the First Circuit.
- Precinct references are based on the '2026 Precinct Shapefiles (01-27-2026)' derived from 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles.
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Do current judges have to move if they do not live in their new election section?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 25, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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