Article VI, Mississippi Constitution |Preamble • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 •
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Section 144: Judicial Power of State The judicial power of the
state shall be vested in a Supreme Court and such other courts
as are provided for in this constitution. | Text of Section 145:
Composition of Supreme Court The Supreme Court shall consist of
three judges, any two of whom, when convened, shall form a
quorum. The legislature shall divide the state into three
Supreme Court districts, and there shall be elected one judge
for and from each district by the qualified electors thereof at
a time and in the manner provided by law; but the removal of a
judge to the state capitol during his term of office shall not
render him ineligible as his own successor for the districts
from which he has removed. The present incumbents shall be
considered as holding their terms of office from the state at
large. The adoption of this amendment shall not abridge the
terms of any of the present incumb