Williams v. Ragland

In this action under LRS 18:1401 questioning whether 77-year-old District Judge Alwine Ragland may qualify for reelection, the plaintiff, an elector in the judicial district, appeals a judgment that rejects plaintiffs demands and declares the judge qualified.

Construing the present state constitution with Art. 7, § 8 of the 1921 constitution in effect before January 1, 1975, we reverse and render judgment declaring Judge Rag-land disqualified.

Judge Ragland was born July 28, 1913. ' She took her first oath as a district judge on October 14, 1974, and was serving in that position when the…