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2002 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 17.1-300 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 17.1-300. Composition of Court; quorum; Chief Justice.
The Supreme Court shall consist of seven justices, any four of whom convened
shall constitute a quorum. The justice longest in continuous service shall be
Chief Justice and if two or more shall have so served for the same period, the
justice senior in years of these shall be Chief Justice. The Chief Justice
shall be elected by majority vote of the justices of the Supreme Court to serve a term of
four years. An eligible justice may decline to serve as Chief Justice, or a
Chief Justice may resign as such, without thereby relinquishing his membership
on the Court as a justice thereof. In either event the Chief Justice shall be
the justice who would next succeed to the office.
2. That the provisions of this act shall not apply to any Chief Justice holding such office on January 1, 2002.