One or more sitting magistrates are entrusted with the duties of the sentence enforcement judge in the judicial courts, the list of which is set by decree. There shall be at least one sentence enforcement judge per department.
These magistrates shall be appointed by decree issued after consultation with the Conseil supérieur de la magistrature. Their duties may be terminated in the same manner.
If a sentence enforcement judge is temporarily unable to carry out his duties, the president of the judicial court shall designate another magistrate to replace him.
For the operation of his chambers, the sentence enforcement judge shall be assisted by a clerk and provided with a secretarial office.