Louisiana Elected Judge Qualifications, Amendment 13 (September 2006)

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Louisiana Amendment 13, also known as the Qualifications to be Elected Judge Act, was on the September 30, 2006, primary election ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. This measure proposed experience and residential requirements for judicial candidates.

Election results

Amendment 13, Primary
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		423,761	70%
No		178,632	30%

Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

To provide that a person shall have been admitted to the practice of law for ten years preceding election to the supreme court or a court of appeals and for eight years preceding election to a district court, family court, parish court, or court having solely juvenile jurisdiction; and to decrease the requirement that a person be domiciled in the respective district, circuit, or parish from two years to one year preceding election. Effective January 1, 2008, and applicable to any person who is elected to the office of judge on and after January 1, 2008. (Amends Article V, Section 24)

See also

• Louisiana 2006 ballot measures
• List of Louisiana ballot measures
• 2006 ballot measures
• Louisiana State Senate
• Louisiana House of Representatives

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