Judiciary of Louisiana

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The Judiciary of Louisiana is the state’s unified court system, encompassing the Louisiana Supreme Court and lower courts that interpret and apply Louisiana law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
state court system
applies Louisiana civil law
Louisiana criminal law
appliesInJurisdiction Louisiana
branch Judiciary of Louisiana self-linksurface differs
surface form: judicial branch of Louisiana
coequalWith Government of Louisiana
surface form: Executive branch of Louisiana

Louisiana State Legislature
surface form: Legislative branch of Louisiana
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electsJudgesBy popular election in many courts
follows Louisiana Civil Code
Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure
Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure
Louisiana Revised Statutes
governedBy Louisiana Constitution
handles appeals from lower courts
civil cases
criminal cases
family law cases
juvenile cases
probate cases
hasAdministrativeHead Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
hasComponent Louisiana Courts of Appeal
Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana city courts
Louisiana district courts
Judiciary of Louisiana self-linksurface differs
surface form: Louisiana justice of the peace courts

Louisiana mayor’s courts
Louisiana parish courts
hasHighestCourt Louisiana Supreme Court
hasIntermediateAppellateCourts Louisiana Courts of Appeal
hasLevel intermediate appellate level
supreme court level
trial court level
hasNumberOfSupremeCourtJustices 7
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasSeatOfHighestCourt New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
hasTrialCourtsOfGeneralJurisdiction Louisiana district courts
interprets Louisiana Constitution
Louisiana administrative law
Louisiana statutory law
legalSystemType civil law system
overseenBy Louisiana Supreme Court
partOf Government of Louisiana
subjectTo review by the Supreme Court of the United States on federal questions
uses jury trials in many criminal and civil cases

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Louisiana Supreme Court partOf Judiciary of Louisiana
Louisiana Supreme Court oversees Judiciary of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana district courts
Louisiana Supreme Court oversees Judiciary of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana parish courts
Louisiana Supreme Court Building occupant Judiciary of Louisiana
400 Royal Street partOf Judiciary of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana state court system
Louisiana Code of Evidence usedBy Judiciary of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana state trial courts
Judiciary of Louisiana hasComponent Judiciary of Louisiana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Louisiana justice of the peace courts
Judiciary of Louisiana branch Judiciary of Louisiana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: judicial branch of Louisiana
Louisiana Courts of Appeal partOf Judiciary of Louisiana
Louisiana Courts of Appeal reviewsFrom Judiciary of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana juvenile courts
Government of Louisiana hasBranch Judiciary of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Judicial branch of Louisiana
Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure legalSystem Judiciary of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana state courts
Civil Code of 1825 appliesIn Judiciary of Louisiana
this entity surface form: State of Louisiana courts
Civil Code of 1870 usedBy Judiciary of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana courts
Caddo Parish, Louisiana hasJudicialDistrict Judiciary of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana state courts