18th Judicial District, Louisiana

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The 18th Judicial District of the Louisiana District Courts covers the parishes of Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and Iberville.

The court hears both civil and criminal cases.[1]

Judges

These judges hear civil matters in all of the parishes as well as criminal matters in their assigned parishes.[1]

Elections

Since 1998, each judge is elected in "sub-districts", which are each comprised of 25% of the voters of the 18th District. These sub-districts are titled Divisions A, B, C and D. Before 1998, district-wide elections were used to name judges.[1]

External links

References

The Louisiana Project on Judgepedia
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