Article 7 Section 9 – Advisory vote 9. Advisory vote Section 9. For the purpose of obtaining an advisory vote of the people, the legislature shall provide for placing the names of candidates for United States senator on the official…
Article 7 Section 6 – Residence of military personnel stationed within state 6. Residence of military personnel stationed within state Section 6. No soldier, seaman, or marine, in the army or navy of the United States shall be deemed a…
Article 7 Section 3 – Voting residence of federal employees and certain others 3. Voting residence of federal employees and certain others Section 3. For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a…
Article 7 Section 1 – Method of voting; secrecy 1. Method of voting; secrecy Section 1. All elections by the people shall be by ballot, or by such other method as may be prescribed by law; Provided, that secrecy in…
Article 6 Section 42 – Retention evaluation of justices and judges 42. Retention evaluation of justices and judges The supreme court shall adopt, after public hearings, and administer for all justices and judges who file a declaration to be retained…
Article 6 Section 41 – Superior court divisions; commission on trial court appointments; membership; terms 41. Superior court divisions; commission on trial court appointments; membership; terms A. Except as otherwise provided, judges of the superior court in counties having a…
Article 6 Section 40 – Option for counties with less than two hundred fifty thousand persons 40. Option for counties with less than two hundred fifty thousand persons Section 40. Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, any…
Article 6 Section 39 – Retirement of justices and judges; vacancies 39. Retirement of justices and judges; vacancies Section 39. On attaining the age of seventy years a justice or judge of a court of record shall retire and his…
Article 6 Section 37 – Judicial vacancies and appointments; initial terms; residence; age 37. Judicial vacancies and appointments; initial terms; residence; age Section 37. A. Within sixty days from the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of a justice…
Article 6 Section 36 – Commission on appellate court appointments and terms, appointments and vacancies on commission 36. Commission on appellate court appointments and terms, appointments and vacancies on commission Section 36. A. There shall be a nonpartisan commission on…
Article 6 Section 35 – Continuance in office; continued existence of offices; application of prior statute and rules 35. Continuance in office; continued existence of offices; application of prior statute and rules Section 35. A. All justices, judges, justices of…
Article 6 Section 33 – Change by legislature in number of justices or judges; reduction of salary during term of office 33. Change by legislature in number of justices or judges; reduction of salary during term of office Section 33.…
Article 6 Section 32 – Justices of the peace and inferior courts; jurisdiction, powers and duties; terms of office; salaries 32. Justices of the peace and inferior courts; jurisdiction, powers and duties; terms of office; salaries Section 32. A. The…
Article 6 Section 30 – Courts of record 30. Courts of record Section 30. A. The supreme court, the court of appeals and the superior court shall be courts of record. Other courts of record may be established by law,…
Article 6 Section 27 – Charge to juries; reversal of causes for technical error 27. Charge to juries; reversal of causes for technical error Section 27. Judges shall not charge juries with respect to matters of fact, nor comment thereon,…
Article 6 Section 24 – Superior court; court commissioners, masters and referees 24. Superior court; court commissioners, masters and referees Section 24. Judges of the superior court may appoint court commissioners, masters and referees in their respective counties, who shall…
Article 6 Section 21 – Superior court; speedy decisions 21. Superior court; speedy decisions Section 21. Every matter submitted to a judge of the superior court for his decision shall be decided within sixty days from the date of submission…
Article 6 Section 20 – Retirement and service of retired justices and judges 20. Retirement and service of retired justices and judges Section 20. The legislature shall prescribe by law a plan of retirement for justices and judges of courts…
Article 6 Section 18 – Superior court; writs 18. Superior court; writs Section 18. The superior court or any judge thereof may issue writs of mandamus, quo warranto, review, certiorari, prohibition, and writs of habeas corpus on petition by or…
Article 6 Section 17 – Superior court; conduct of business; trial juries; jury trial; grand juries 17. Superior court; conduct of business; trial juries; jury trial; grand juries Section 17. The superior court shall be open at all times, except…
Article 6 Section 15 – Jurisdiction and authority in juvenile proceedings 15. Jurisdiction and authority in juvenile proceedings Section 15. The jurisdiction and authority of the courts of this state in all proceedings and matters affecting juveniles shall be as…
Article 6 Section 14 – Superior court; original jurisdiction 14. Superior court; original jurisdiction Section 14. The superior court shall have original jurisdiction of: 1. Cases and proceedings in which exclusive jurisdiction is not vested by law in another court.…
Article 6 Section 13 – Superior court; composition; salaries; judgments and proceedings; process 13. Superior court; composition; salaries; judgments and proceedings; process Section 13. The superior courts provided for in this article shall constitute a single court, composed of all…
Article 6 Section 12 – Superior court; term of office 12. Superior court; term of office Section 12. A. Judges of the superior court in counties having a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand persons according to the…
