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Judiciary Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Louisiana House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] It is unclear when committees are assigned. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore serve as ex officio members of every committee.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Function
“ | To this committee shall be referred, in accordance with the rules, all legislative instruments, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters relating to the following subjects: All matters relating to the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Family Courts, and Juvenile Courts, matters of the jurisdiction of said courts, matters relating to judges generally, including compensation, expenses, personnel, facilities and the like, except as pertains to retirement; All matters relating to Municipal and Parish Courts, Mayor's Courts and Justice of the Peace Courts; All matters relating to the Attorney General, District Attorneys and prosecutors in general, including compensation, expenses, personnel, facilities and the like; Law enforcement generally, including matters relating to the Department of Public Safety; Sheriffs generally except matters affecting the sheriffs as ex officio tax collectors; Clerks of court and records of the Courts; National guard, Code of Military Justice and the Adjutant General; Civil defense and disaster protection; State and local government boundary lines; Holidays and celebrations; Regulations and sale of intoxicating liquors; Miscellaneous matters not covered by other standing committees.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Judiciary Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (14) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(1) |
Frederick D. Jones (D) left this committee on July 16, 2021. [Source]
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (12) | |||
• Jeff Arnold, Chair | • Franklin Foil, Vice Chair | |||
• Ledricka Thierry | • Nancy Landry | |||
• Helena Moreno | • Bryan Adams | |||
• Patrick Jefferson | • Sherman Mack | |||
• Randal Gaines | • Robert Shadoin | |||
• Edward James | • Jay Morris | |||
• John Bel Edwards | • Raymond Garofalo | |||
• Chris Leopold | ||||
• Mike Johnson | ||||
• Patrick Connick | ||||
• Joe Harrison | ||||
• Chuck Kleckley, ex officio |
2012-2013
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2010-2011
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(A))
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 14.36)
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(C))
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Judiciary Committee," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.