Last-Minute Rewrite Reshuffles Which New Orleans Criminal Judges Lose Their Seats

Louisiana House passes controversial bill eliminating some judges in New Orleans

A bill aimed at eliminating some judges in New Orleans has sparked debate after lawmakers learned of changes to the criteria for removing judges.

SADOW: Sausage Judicial Bill Still Worth Signing

Exemplifying to the extreme the old aphorism that legislating is like making sausage, reforming the bloated Orleans Parish district court system ended up half-complete — with a plethora of compromises made by reformers. SB 217 by the busy Republican state Sen. Jay Morris intended to right-size courts in Orleans. Even as it has only a […] The post SADOW: Sausage Judicial Bill Still Worth Signing appeared first on The Hayride.

Last-minute swap in New Orleans judicial cuts raises questions as bill heads to governor

Minutes before the Louisiana House voted through a bill Monday to eliminate several New Orleans judgeships, Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, expressed surprise at a key last-minute change.

Bill to cut New Orleans judges passes final hurdle, heads to governor's desk

Senate Bill 217, authored by Sen. Jay Morris, advanced through both the House and the Senate conference committees in an effort to downsize multiple courts in New Orleans.

Last-minute rewrite reshuffles which New Orleans criminal judges lose their seats

Legislature passes SB217 with amendment dropping seniority-based approach and would remove Judge Rhonda Goode Douglas instead of Judge Leon Roche.

Senate passes changes to bill cutting New Orleans judges. See who’s on the chopping block.

The Louisiana Senate advanced legislation late Sunday to downsize several courts in New Orleans, clearing a bill that re-emerged with changes to both the number of judges on the chopping block and which ones.