(a) The Court may sit en banc to hear cases upon: (1) petition by a party filed in accordance with rules promulgated by the Supreme Court if the petition is granted by six judges of the Court; or (2) its own motion agreed to by six judges of the Court. (b) When the Court sits en banc, six of the judges constitute a quorum and a concurrence of six of the judges is necessary for a reversal of the judgment below. The Chief Judge shall preside, and in his absence the judge senior in service and present shall preside. HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 164 Part IV-A Section 1, eff July 1, 1979; 1983 Act No. 89 Section 1, eff June 2, 1983; 1985 Act No. 105, Section 1, approved by the Governor on May 21, 1985, and eff after July 1, 1985; 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 85D, eff June 29, 1995.
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