Booth v. Jefferson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Booth v. Jefferson, 768 So. 2d 594 (La. 2000)
2000 La. LEXIS 2334; 2000 WL 1275864
Booth v. Jefferson
Opinion of the Court
Certification denied. This court has exclusive original jurisdiction, upon the recommendation of the Judiciary Commission, to censure a judge, to suspend or remove a judge from office, or to retire a judge involuntarily.
The present matter is an action objecting to the candidacy of a judicial candidate, which was properly filed in the district court, and the judgment of the district court declaring a candidate ineligible, based on eligibility requirements of either a statute or a Supreme Court rule, is properly reviewed through the normal appellate process.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Kenneth Fletcher BOOTH v. Larry JEFFERSON and W.J. Hodge, Clerk of Court, Ouachita Parish
- Status
- Published