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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970

"§ 11-703. Judges; service; compensation " (a) The chief judge and the judges of the court shall serve in accordance with chapter 1,5 of this title. "(b) Judges of the court shall be compensated at 90 per centum of the rate prescribed by law for judges of the United States courts of appeals. The chief judge, during his service in that position, shall receive an additional $500 per annum. "§ 11-704. Oath of judges "Each judge, when appointed, shall take the oath prescribed for judges of courts of the United States. "§11-705. Assignment of judges; divisions; hearings " (a) Judges of the court shall sit on the court and its divisions in such order and at such times as the court directs. "(b) Cases and controversies shall be heard and determined by divisions of the court unless a hearing or rehearing before the court in banc is ordered. Each division of the court shall consist of three judges. "(c) A hearing before the court in banc may be ordered by a majority of the judges of the court in regular active service. The court in banc for a hearing shall consist of the judges of the court in regular active service. " (d) A rehearing before the court in banc may be ordered by a majority of the judges of the court in regular active service. The court in banc for a rehearing shall consist of the judges of the court in regular active service, except that a retired judge may sit as a judge of the court in banc in the rehearing of a case or controversy if he sat on the court or a division of the court at the original hearing thereof. "§ 11-706. Absence, disability, or disqualification of judges; vacancies; quorum "(a) When the chief judge of the court is absent or disabled, his duties shall devolve upon and be performed by such associate judge as the chief judge may designate in writing. In the event that the chief judge is (1) disqualified or suspended, or (2) unable or fails to make such a designation, his duties shall devolve upon and be performed by the associate judges of the court according to the seniority of their original commissions. "(b) A chief judge whose term as chief judge has expired shall continue to serve until redesignated or until his successor has been designated. When there is a vacancy in the position of chief judge, the position shall be filled temporarily as provided in subsection (a). "(c) Two judges shall constitute a quorum of a division of the court, and six judges shall constitute a quorum of the court sitting in banc. "§ 11-707. Assignment of judges to and from Superior Court " (a) The chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals may designate and assign temporarily one or more judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to serve on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals or a division thereof whenever the business of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals so requires. Such designations or assignments shall be in conformity with the rules or orders of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. "(b) Upon presentation of a certificate of necessity by the chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals may designate

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