§ 20-1. Number of justices - Appointment of additional justices.  


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  • The Supreme Court shall consist of nine (9) justices.  Immediately upon the passage and approval of this act, the Governor shall appoint by and with the advice and consent of the Senate one Justice of the Supreme Court from each of the four additional Supreme Court judicial districts hereby created, each of whom shall serve until the second Monday in January, 1919, and until his successor is elected and qualified.

Added by Laws 1917, c. 145, p. 232, § 1.