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D.C. Code § 11-1503: Designation of Chief Judge.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 11. Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]
- Chapter 15. Judges of the District of Columbia Courts.
- Subchapter I. Appointment; Qualifications; Service of Judges.
(a)
The chief judge of a District of Columbia court shall be designated by the President of the United States from among the judges of the court in regular active service, and shall serve for a term of four years or until a successor is designated. The chief judge shall be eligible for redesignation. The chief judge may relinquish that position, after giving notice to the President.
(b)
If a chief judge is not redesignated, or relinquishes the office of chief judge, that person shall continue as an associate judge.
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