1-201. CONSTITUTION OF COURT. The supreme court consists of five (5) justices, a majority of whom shall be necessary to make a quorum or pronounce a decision. The justices of the supreme court shall be elected by the electors of the state at large. The terms of office of said justices shall be six (6) years. The chief justice shall receive an annual salary in an amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000) greater than the annual salary of the justices of the supreme court to compensate for the additional constitutional and statutory duties of the office.
History:
[(1-201) R.C., sec. 3814; reen. C.L., sec. 3814; C.S., sec. 6442; am. 1921, ch. 29, sec. 1, p. 37; I.C.A., sec. 1-201; am. 1985, ch. 29, sec. 1, p. 52; am. 2014, ch. 291, sec. 1, p. 734; am. 2017, ch. 168, sec. 1, p. 391.]