Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court

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The Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court is the highest-ranking judicial officer in the state, presiding over the state’s supreme court and overseeing the administration of Louisiana’s court system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
public office
state chief justice position
appliesToJurisdiction State of Louisiana
linked to: Louisiana
appointedBy Louisiana electorate (through judicial election)
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Louisiana
country United States of America
hasAuthorityOver judicial administrative policy in Louisiana
hasDuty assigning justices to panels and committees
promulgating rules of court procedure with the court
representing the Louisiana judiciary in interbranch relations
supervising lower state courts through administrative authority
hasPower to assign judges temporarily to other courts as authorized by law
to call en banc sessions of the Louisiana Supreme Court
hasTitle Chief Justice
highestRankIn judicial branch of Louisiana
inception 19th century (following establishment of Louisiana Supreme Court)
jurisdictionScope statewide
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Louisiana Constitution
Louisiana Revised Statutes
legalSystem Louisiana civil law tradition
United States common law framework (federal overlay)
locatedIn New Orleans, Louisiana
memberOf Louisiana Supreme Court
officeHolderRole administrative head of the Louisiana court system
chief judicial officer of Louisiana
presiding officer of the Louisiana Supreme Court
officeType state-level judicial leadership position
oversees administration of Louisiana state courts
implementation of court rules in Louisiana
judicial budget planning in Louisiana
partOf Louisiana Supreme Court
positionHeldIn Louisiana judiciary
presidesOver deliberations of the Louisiana Supreme Court
oral arguments before the Louisiana Supreme Court
reportsTo ultimately accountable to the people of Louisiana
residenceRequirement State of Louisiana
linked to: Louisiana
scopeOfResponsibility judicial discipline and standards oversight (through appropriate bodies)
management of Louisiana court system operations
seat Louisiana Supreme Court Building
selectionMethod based on seniority among justices (in modern practice)
chosen from among the justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court
symbolicRole ceremonial head of the Louisiana judiciary
worksWith Associate Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana Judicial Council
Louisiana legislature on judicial administration matters

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Judiciary of Louisiana hasAdministrativeHead Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court