As Amended
SEC. 9-7-51. Nineteenth Circuit Court District; judges; elections; divisions.
(1) There shall be three (3) circuit judges for the Nineteenth Circuit Court District. For the purposes of appointment and election, the three (3) judgeships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," "Place Two" and "Place Three."
(2) The senior judge of the Nineteenth Circuit Court District may divide the court of any county within the district into civil, criminal and appellate court divisions as a matter of convenience by the entry of an order upon the minutes of the court.
Historical and Statutory Notes: At its April 28, 1999 meeting, pursuant to its authority under Section 1-1-109, the Joint Legislative committee on Compilation, Revision and Publication of Legislation ratified the correction of typographical errors in this section. The identifier for (a) in subsection (1) was removed and the identifier for (b) was changed to (2).
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 1411.8; Laws, 1970, ch. 333, Secs. 1-5; 1978, ch. 379, Sec. 1; 1985, ch. 502, Sec. 56, eff from and after July 1, 1985. Laws, 1994, ch 564, Sec. 70, eff from and after September 6, 1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section)
PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-1999