---
urn: urn:us-la:rs:13:1884
citation: "R.S. 13:1884"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 13 › Chapter 7 › Part I › Subpart A"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1960, number: 32, section: 3, effective_date: 1961-01-01, role: enactment }
  - { year: 1975, number: 708, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Clerk of court; appointment, term of office

Except as otherwise provided by law, the judge of each city court may appoint a clerk for both the civil and criminal sections of the court who shall serve at the pleasure of the judge and until his successor is appointed and qualified.