{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-300","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 17.1-300","heading":"Composition of Court; quorum; Chief Justice","body":"The Supreme Court shall consist of seven justices, any four of whom convened shall constitute a quorum. The Chief Justice shall be elected by majority vote of the justices of the Supreme Court to serve a term of four years. An eligible justice may decline to serve as Chief Justice, or a Chief Justice may resign as such, without thereby relinquishing his membership on the Court as a justice thereof.Code 1919, § 5862, § 17-93; 1938, p. 133; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 51; 1998, c. 872; 2002, cc. 43, 552.","path":["Title 17.1. COURTS OF RECORD","Chapter 3. SUPREME COURT","Article 1. COMPOSITION, JURISDICTION, ETC"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/17.1-300/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:29Z","sha256":"75ab470e8bdf526d5a096ac54fcaa86fa4a43bed1147c3af77c2b410bbb5786e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-295","next":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}