16-1-2.1. Election of Chief Justice--Term of office--Removal.The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be selected from among the justices of the Supreme Court by a majority vote of the justices for a term of four years without limitation in successive terms. The Chief Justice so selected may be removed by a four-fifths vote of the justices but such removal shall not thereby constitute his removal as a justice of the Supreme Court. Source: SL 1973, ch 128, §1.
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