Art. 4922.Notice of Judgment; Justice of the Peace Courts; District Courts With Concurrent Jurisdiction

Knowing when a judgment was signed matters throughout this Book, because it starts the clock running on delays for a new trial or an appeal. Article 4922 ties notice of a final judgment in justice of the peace court to the general notice rule of Article 1913, the same standard used elsewhere for notifying parties that a judgment has been signed.

The article carves out one shortcut. If a party is personally served with the judgment while still in open court, no additional notice has to go out afterward. That party already has actual notice, so Article 4922 does not require the court to duplicate it through a separate mailing or service.

For every other party, the standard Article 1913 process applies, and the timing of that notice matters well beyond formality: Article 4925 measures the fifteen-day delay for appealing a justice of the peace court judgment from the date of judgment or from service of notice of judgment, whichever notice requirement applies.