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Courts of Louisiana include:

State courts of Louisiana

• Louisiana Supreme Court
  • Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal (5 circuits)
    • Louisiana District Courts (42 districts)

Federal courts located in Louisiana

• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana; having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas)
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
• United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Former federal courts of Louisiana

• United States District Court for the District of Orleans (territorial court of the Territory of Orleans, extinct, abolished when Louisiana became a state on April 30, 1812)
• United States District Court for the District of Louisiana (extinct, subdivided)

Mayors Courts

There are 250 towns and villages in Louisiana with a mayor/magistrate court system in Louisiana.

Justice of the Peace Courts

There are approximately 390 justice of the peace courts in Louisiana with judicial authority of a ward or district elected to six year terms.

See also

• Judiciary of Louisiana

References

1. "The Louisiana Supreme Court". Lasc.org. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
2. "map02.asp". Lasc.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
3. "map01.asp". Lasc.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
4. "U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Louisiana". Laed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
5. "Louisiana Middle District: Home". Lamd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
6. "USDC Home". Lawd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
7. "Court Structure". April 8, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
8. "Justices of the Peace". April 8, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
9. "Court Structure". April 8, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-08.

External links

• National Center for State Courts – directory of state court websites.

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