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Section 14-5-10. Circuit courts are courts of record; public inspection of records. - The circuit courts herein established shall be courts of record,...
Section 14-5-20. Seals of courts of common pleas. - The courts of common pleas shall, at the expense of...
Section 14-5-110. Qualification by circuit judge. - The circuit judges of this State, upon their election, shall...
Section 14-5-120. Salaries of judges. - The circuit judges shall each receive such annual salary as...
Section 14-5-130. Judges shall not absent themselves from State without permission. - No circuit judge shall absent himself from this State without...
Section 14-5-140. Neglect of duty as to holding terms, disobeying order of assignment, and other violations; proceedings. - If any circuit judge shall fail or neglect to hold...
Section 14-5-150. Judges shall notify Chief Justice of inability or disability to hold court. - Each circuit judge, when disabled by sickness or other cause...
Section 14-5-160. Assignment of disengaged circuit judge to fill vacancy. - Whenever any circuit judge, pending his assignment to hold the...
Section 14-5-170. Appointment of special judge to fill vacancy. - In the event there be no other disengaged circuit judge...
Section 14-5-180. Assignment of disengaged circuit judge or appointment of special judge when docket is overcrowded. - Whenever the time fixed for holding any of the courts...
Section 14-5-190. Assignment or appointment when Chief Justice is not available. - Should there be a vacancy in the office of Chief...
Section 14-5-200. Compensation of special judge. - The special judge shall be allowed for his services per...
Section 14-5-210. Clerk shall adjourn court in absence or indisposition of judge. - Whenever it shall so happen that any circuit court in...
Section 14-5-220. Clerk shall notify authorities and jurors of special terms. - When notified of the appointment of a special judge to...
Section 14-5-310. Rules of court. - The circuit courts may make and establish all necessary rules...
Section 14-5-320. Contempt of court. - The circuit court may punish by fine or imprisonment, at...
Section 14-5-330. Oaths and affirmations. - The circuit court may administer all necessary oaths or affirmations....
Section 14-5-340. Appeals from magistrates or municipal courts; notice of hearing. - Circuit judges may hear appeals from magistrates' courts and municipal...
Section 14-5-350. Powers of judges at chambers generally; place of hearing. - All regular and special judges shall have at chambers in...
Section 14-5-360. Powers when temporarily absent from circuit. - Circuit judges may grant orders and decrees in cases arising...
Section 14-5-370. Jurisdiction of judge of adjoining circuit. - In case any judicial circuit is without a resident judge,...
Section 14-5-380. Powers of judge holding court in circuit other than that of residence. - Every judge while holding the circuit court for any circuit...
Section 14-5-390. Jurisdiction of judge within circuit wherein he resides. - Every circuit judge in this State shall at all times...
Section 14-5-400. Jurisdiction of judge presiding at term beginning last Monday in April. - Any judge of the circuit court of this State who...
Section 14-5-410. Transacting general sessions business during common pleas court. - Whenever provision is made for holding the court of common...
Section 14-5-420. Transacting common pleas business during general sessions court. - The court of common pleas shall be open at all...
Section 14-5-430. Adjournment of court of common pleas when general sessions not concluded. - Should the business before the court of general sessions at...
Section 14-5-440. Calling off regular terms of common pleas court. - Regular terms of the court of common pleas fixed by...
Section 14-5-450. Adjournment of circuit courts on account of disease. - The judge of the circuit court shall have power to...
Section 14-5-610. Division of state into sixteen judicial circuits; number of judges to be elected from each circuit; election of additional judges without regard to county or circuit of residence. - (A) The State is divided into sixteen judicial circuits as...
Section 14-5-620. Terms of court in first circuit. - The courts of the first judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-630. Terms of court in second circuit. - The courts of the second judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-640. Terms of court in third circuit. - The courts of the third judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-650. Terms of court in fourth circuit. - The courts of the fourth judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-660. Time when pleadings and other papers are returnable in fourth circuit; notice of terms. - All recognizances, pleadings, notices and papers shall be returnable and...
Section 14-5-670. Terms of court in fifth circuit. - The courts of the fifth judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-680. Designation of terms in fifth circuit. - The courts held under the provisions of Section 14-5-670 in...
Section 14-5-690. Days for pretrial and nonjury matters in fifth circuit. - The first day of each term of the court of...
Section 14-5-700. Terms of court in sixth circuit. - The courts of the sixth judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-710. Terms of court in seventh circuit. - The courts of the seventh judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-720. Continuing general sessions term in seventh circuit. - If the business of the court of general sessions is...
Section 14-5-730. Terms of court in eighth circuit. - The courts of the eighth judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-740. Terms of court in ninth circuit. - The courts of the ninth judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-750. Terms of court in tenth circuit. - The courts of the tenth judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-760. Terms of court in eleventh circuit. - The courts of the eleventh judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-770. Call of calendars in eleventh circuit. - The presiding judge shall call calendars two and three peremptorily...
Section 14-5-780. Terms of court in twelfth circuit. - The courts of the twelfth judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-790. Terms of court in thirteenth circuit. - The courts of the thirteenth judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-800. Terms of court in fourteenth circuit. - The courts in the fourteenth judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-810. Terms of court in fifteenth circuit. - The courts of the fifteenth judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-820. Terms of court in sixteenth circuit. - The courts of the sixteenth judicial circuit shall be held...
Section 14-5-910. Special session may be ordered when public interest requires. - Whenever the public interest shall require the holding of a...
Section 14-5-920. Calling of special session by presiding judge; designation of judge to hold court. - Whenever it shall satisfactorily appear to any circuit judge that...
Section 14-5-930. Call of special terms by resident judge; designation of judge to hold court. - The resident judge of each judicial circuit in this State...
Section 14-5-940. Matters which may be considered at special session of general sessions; automatic removal of pending cases not tried. - At any special session of the court of general sessions...
Section 14-5-950. Cause will be tried at special session of common pleas only if previously docketed; exception. - At any special session of the court of common pleas...