LA HB911

Creates the Forty-First Judicial District Court by consolidating Orleans Parish Civil District Court (14 divisions) and Criminal District Court (12 divisions) into a single 26-judge court with one magistrate, effective January 1, 2027

Abolishes 9 judgeships effective December 31, 2026: Divisions E and F of Juvenile Court, Divisions D, I, and J of Criminal District Court, and Divisions C, L, M, and N of Civil District Court

Consolidates the separate clerks of Civil and Criminal District Courts into one elected Clerk of the Forty-First Judicial District Court, with the first unified clerk election at the next parochial/municipal election in Orleans Parish

Creates a Consolidated Judicial Expense Fund to merge all court funds, administered by a committee of judges from the district courts, juvenile court, and city courts, with mandatory annual audits filed with the legislative auditor

Transfers the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court jurisdiction to the Forty-First Judicial District Court's Juvenile Section, requiring at least 6 judges to be assigned to juvenile matters