Art. 157. Recusal of supreme court justice

            A. A party desiring to recuse a justice of the supreme court shall file a written motion therefor assigning the ground for recusal under Article 151. When a written motion is filed to recuse a justice of the supreme court, the justice may recuse himself or refer the motion to be heard by the other justices of the court.

            B. When a justice of the supreme court recuses himself or is recused by a majority of the other justices, the court may do one of the following:

            (1) Have the cause argued before and disposed of by the other justices.

            (2) Appoint a retired justice of the supreme court or a sitting or retired judge of a district court or a court of appeal having the qualifications of a justice of the supreme court, other than age, as a justice ad hoc to act for the recused justice in the hearing and disposition of the cause.

            C. A referred recusal motion shall be denied unless a majority of the other justices serving in the case when the motion is filed find sufficient grounds for recusal under Article 151.

            Acts 1985, No. 967, §1; Acts 2001, No. 417, §1; redesignated from C.C.P. Art. 159 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 143, §1; Acts 2026, No. 276, §3.