The judges of the supreme court shall elect from their number a chief justice
to preside over the court en banc, and the judges of the court of appeals in each district
shall elect from their number a chief judge of the district. The terms of the chief justice
and chief judges shall be fixed by the courts over which they preside. The chief justice
of the supreme court shall be the chief administrative officer of the judicial system and,
subject to the supervisory authority of the supreme court, shall supervise the administration
of the courts of this state.
Structure Missouri constitution