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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970

[84 STAT.

"Chapter 9.—SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA • ' SUBCHAPTER I.—CONTINUATION A N D ORGANIZATION "Sec.

"11-901. Continuation of courts; court of record; seal. "11-902. Organization of the court. "11-903. Composition. "11-904. Judges; service; compensation. "11-905. Oath of judges. "11-906. Administration by chief judge; discharge of duties. "11-907. Absence, disability, or disqualification of chief.judge. "11-908. Designation and assignment of judges. "11-909. Meetings and reports. "11-910. Clerks and secretaries for judges. "SUBCHAPTER II.

JURISDICTION

"11-921. Civil jurisdiction. "11-922. Transfer of civil actions to Superior Court. "11-923. Criminal jurisdiction; commitment. "SUBCHAPTER III.

"11-941. "11-942. "11-943. "11-944. "11-945. "11-946.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Issuance of warrants; record. Subpenas. Process. Contempt povi'er. Oaths, affirmations, and acknowledgments. Rules of court.

" SUBCHAPTER I.—CONTINUATION AND ORGANIZATION "§ 11-901. Continuation of courts; court of record; seal "The District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia Tax Court are consolidated in a single court to be known as the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (hereafter in this title referred to as the 'Superior Court'). The Superior Court shall be a court of record in the District of Columbia and shall have a single seal. "The Superior Court shall consist of the following divisions: Civil Division, Criminal Division, Family Division, Probate Division, and Tax Division. The divisions of the Superior Court may be divided into such branches as the Superior Court may by rule prescribe. "§11-903. Composition "The Superior Court shall consist of a chief judge and forty-three associate judges (seven of whom shall not be appointed until twelve months after the effective date of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970). "§ 11-904. Judges; service; compensation " (a) The chief judge and the judges of the Superior Court shall serve as provided in chapter 15 of this title. "(b) Judges of the Superior Court shall be compensated at 90 per centum of the rate prescribed by law for judges of United States district courts. The chief judge, during his service in that position, shall receive an additional $500 per annum. "§11-905. Oath of judges "Each judge of the Superior Court, when appointed shall take the oath prescribed for judges of courts of the United States.
 * '§ 11-902. Organization of the court

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