Legal Opinion
In re Office of Chief Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 16, 2012No. 2012-O-1342PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.1
hThe Louisiana Constitution of 1974 directs that “[t]he judge oldest in point of service on the supreme court shall be chief justice.” La. Const, art. V, § 6. With only some two months of service separat*10ing Justice Johnson and Justice Victory, the issue can be stated simply: does time spent appointed to this court count toward seniority in determining which justice is “oldest in point of service” as called for in the constitution, Article V, § 6? For the reasons that follow, we find that appointed service does count towards seniority.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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