Matassa v. Jasmine

h The issue before this court is whether Judge Jasmine is a qualified candidate for the Office of Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. Louisiana Constitution article 5, § 24 A is the provision of our state constitution that expressly provides for the qualifications for judges, and it states, in pertinent part:

A judge of the supreme court, a court of appeal, district court, family court, parish court, or court having solely juvenile jurisdiction shall have been domiciled in the respective district, circuit, or parish for one year preceding election....

Using basic parallel construction…