Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court

Legal Holidays

Pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statute 1:55, the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court observes the following holidays in 2021. This schedule represents holidays observed by the clerk of court only; consult other agencies for the holidays they observe. The schedule may change depending on action by the Governor.

2020 Holidays
January 1		New Year’s Day
January 18		Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 15		Presidents’ Day
February 16		Mardi Gras
April 2		Good Friday
May 31		Memorial Day
July 5		Independence Day
September 6		Labor Day
November 1		All Saints’ Day
November 11		Veterans’ Day
November 25		Thanksgiving Day
November 26		Thanksgiving Holiday
December 24		Christmas Eve
December 25		Christmas Day
December 31		New Year’s Eve
January 1		New Year’s Day

Online Commissioner Testing
Online Commissioner-In-Charge Testing
Online Commissioner Provisional Training

If you are experiencing symptoms or have tested positive for COVID-19 within 14 days of your date for jury duty, or if you are required to quarantine or isolate under CDC guidelines due to COVID-19 exposure, you must not report for jury duty; however, you must contact the jury room at 504-364-3987 for a new jury duty date.

Take advantage of e-filing and fax filing by email (see information below). PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that in addition to e-filing documents through the JeffNet system, both civil and criminal documents may be filed by fax. Please refer to the fax filing phone numbers and email addresses provided on the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court’s website specific to civil and criminal filings. Please also refer to the fax filing guidelines on the Clerk of Court’s website https://www.jpclerkofcourt.us/courts/24th-judicial-district-court/fax-filing-guidelines. Should you have any technical difficulties or need further assistance with either e-filing or fax filing by email, you may contact ComputerLab@jpclerkofcourt.us or the Clerk of Court’s IT department by phone at (504) 364-2976.

FAX INFORMATION
24th Civil:	(504) 364-3780 or email PDF to FaxFileCivil24@jpclerkofcourt.us
24th Criminal	(504) 364-3797 or email PDF to FaxFileCriminal24@jpclerkofcourt.us
1st Parish Court Civil	(504) 736-8970 or email PDF to FaxFileCivilFPC@jpclerkofcourt.us
1st Parish Court Criminal/Traffic	(504) 736-6253 or email PDF to FPCCriminalFaxRecipients@jpclerkofcourt.us
2nd Parish Court Civil	(504) 364-2613 or email PDF to FaxFileCivilSPC@jpclerkofcourt.us
2nd Parish Court Criminal/Traffic	(504) 364-3431 or email PDF to SPCCriminalFaxRecipients@jpclerkofcourt.us
Juvenile Court	(504) 366-3506 or email PDF to FaxFileJuv@jpjc.org

Pursuant to Section H of Proclamation Number JBE 2020-75, all legal deadlines, including liberative prescription and peremptive periods, for proceedings in all courts, administrative agencies, and boards have been suspended until at least July 5th, 2020. Please refer to ACT No. 162 of the Louisiana 2020 Regular Legislative Session and Section H of Proclamation Number JBE 2020-75 with regard to legal deadlines, and the suspension and/or extension of prescriptive and peremptive periods. Click here to see ACT No. 162. Click here to see Proclamation Number JBE 2020-75. Contact the court or agency specific to your concerns for further guidance.

24th Judicial District Court Emergency Operations
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1st Parish Court Emergency Operations
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2nd Parish Court Emergency Operations
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Juvenile Court Emergency Operations
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Louisiana Supreme Court Orders
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View Louisiana Supreme Court Order – Filing Deadlines

Parish President Revised Emergency Operations Order
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