Art. 675. Selection of ad hoc judge to try motion to recuse
A. In a court having two judges, the judge who is sought to be recused shall refer the
motion to recuse to the other judge of that court.
B. In a court having more than two judges, the motion to recuse shall be referred to
another judge of the court through a random process as provided by the rules of court.
C. In a court having only one judge, the judge shall make a written request to the
supreme court for the appointment of an ad hoc judge to try the motion to recuse.
D. The order of the court appointing an ad hoc judge shall be entered on the minutes
of the court, and the clerk of court shall forward a certified copy of the order to the appointed
ad hoc judge. The motion to recuse shall be tried promptly in a contradictory hearing in the
court in which the cause is pending.
Acts 2001, No. 417, §2; Acts 2022, No. 42, §1.