9-5-25 - Seventh district; number and election of chancellors.
§ 9-5-25. Seventh district; number and election of chancellors.
[Until January 1, 2011, this section shall read as follows:]
There shall be two (2) chancellors for the Seventh Chancery Court District. One (1) chancellor shall be elected from each subdistrict.
[From and after January 1, 2011, this section shall read as follows:]
(1) There shall be three (3) chancellors for the Seventh Chancery Court District. The three (3) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct. One (1) chancellor shall be elected from Subdistrict 7-1 and shall be denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," and two (2) chancellors shall be elected from Subdistrict 7-2 and shall be denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place Two" and "Place Three."
(2) Chancellors in the Seventh Chancery Court District shall not have the power to name a special master or family master.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 1222.1; Laws, 1968, ch. 317, § 2; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 14; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 4, eff Jan. 1, 2007.