§ 8-3-3. Vacancy in office or inability of chief justice of supreme court.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of chief justice of the supreme court, or whenever the chief justice shall be unable, by reason of illness or absence, to perform the duties of his or her office, the associate justice of the supreme court having precedence who is present and qualified to act shall perform the duties of the office until the vacancy shall be filled or the inability removed.
History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 32; G.L. 1909, ch. 274, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 324, § 5; P.L. 1932, ch. 1878, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 497, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 8-3-3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts
Chapter 8-3 - Justices of Supreme, Superior, and Family Courts
Section 8-3-1. - Engagement of office — Restriction on practice of law.
Section 8-3-2. - Precedence of associate justices.
Section 8-3-3. - Vacancy in office or inability of chief justice of supreme court.
Section 8-3-4. - Vacancy in office, inability, or absence of presiding justice of superior court.
Section 8-3-6. - Justices as conservators of peace — Powers in criminal cases.
Section 8-3-7. - Retirement of justices on reduced pay — Assignment as associate justices.
Section 8-3-8. - Retirement of justices on full pay — Assignment as associate justices.
Section 8-3-9. - Computation of service time as to former courts.
Section 8-3-10. - Service after retirement.
Section 8-3-12. - Retirement of judges with general assembly or office service.
Section 8-3-14. - Applicability of §§ 8-3-12 — 8-3-14.
Section 8-3-15. - Cost-of-living allowance.
Section 8-3-16. - Retirement contribution.
Section 8-3-17. - State contributions.
Section 8-3-18. - Calculation of retirement benefits.