La. Const. art. V, § 24

(A) A judge of the supreme court, a court of appeal, district court, family court, parish court, or court having solely juvenile jurisdiction shall have been domiciled in the respective district, circuit, or parish for one year preceding election and shall have been admitted to the practice of law in the state for at least the number of years specified as follows: (1) For the supreme court or a court of appeals - ten years. (2) For a district court, family court, parish court, or court having solely juvenile jurisdiction - eight years. (B) He shall not practice law. Amended by Acts 2006, No. 860, §1, approved September 30, 2006, eff. January 1, 2008.