Louisiana lawmaker expands bill to allow legislators, governor to remove Supreme Court justices

By: Julie O'Donoghue

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 917

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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A Louisiana senator is proposing a state constitutional amendment to allow legislators and the governor to remove judges from the bench, all the way up to justices on the Louisiana Supreme Court.

A Senate judiciary committee voted 5-1 Tuesday in favor of Senate Bill 123, its first step in the legislative process. The proposal from Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, now heads to the full Senate for debate.

Morris heavily …

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