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 "There shall be one President of the Supreme Court of Justice for the Supreme Court of Justice, one President of the Court of Appeal for the Court of Appeal, and one President of the Regional Court of Appeal for each Regional Court of Appeal. And there shall be one chief judge of the court of first instance for each of the Civil Court, Bangkok South Civil Court, Thon Buri Civil Court, Criminal Court, Bangkok South Criminal Court, Thon Buri Criminal Court, and other courts of justice designated as courts of first instance by their constituent acts. And there shall be one Vice President of the Supreme Court of Justice for Supreme Court of Justice, one Vice President of the Court of Appeal for the Court of Appeal, and one Vice President of the Regional Court of Appeal for each Regional Court of Appeal, as well as one deputy chief judge of the court of first instance for each of the Civil Court, Bangkok South Civil Court, Thon Buri Civil Court, Criminal Court, Bangkok South Criminal Court, Thon Buri Criminal Court, and other courts of justice designated as courts of first instance by their constituent acts. And in the event of necessity for the benefit of the public service, the Courts of Justice Judicial Administration Commission may, with the approval of the President of the Supreme Court of Justice, designate that there be more than one but not than six Vice Presidents of the Supreme Court of Justice or more than one but not than three Vice Presidents of the Court of Appeal, Vice Presidents of a Regional Court of Appeal, or deputy chief judges of a court of first instance.

When the position of President of the Supreme Court of Justice, President of the Court of Appeal, President of a Regional Court of Appeal, or chief judge of a court of first instance becomes vacant or when the holder of the said position is unable serve, the Vice President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Vice President of the Court of Appeal, Vice President of the Regional Court of Appeal, or deputy chief judge of the court of first instance, as the case may be, shall act in his stead. If there are several Vice Presidents of the Supreme Court of Justice, Vice Presidents of the Court of Appeal, Vice Presidents of the Regional Court of Appeal, or deputy chief judges of the court of first instance, the most senior Vice President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Vice President of the Court of Appeal, Vice President of the Regional Court of Appeal, or deputy chief judge of the court of first instance shall act in his stead. If the most senior officer is unable to serve, the officer next in seniority shall act in his stead."

The stipulations of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of section 33 of the Charter of the Courts of Justice shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:

"Recall or transfer of a case file under the responsibility of any judicial panel shall only be made by the President of the Supreme Court of Justice, President of the Court of Appeal, President of a Regional Court of Appeal, chief judge of a court of first instance, or presiding judge of a court only when the fairness in trying and adjudicating upon cases before such court is likely to be affected and the most senior Vice President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Vice President of the Court of Appeal, Vice President of the Regional Court of Appeal, deputy chief judge of the court of first instance, or judge