There is hereby created the Court of Appeals (the Court), which shall be a part of the unified judicial system. The Court shall consist of a Chief Judge and eight associate judges.

HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 164 Part IV-A Section 1, eff July 1, 1979; 1983 Act No. 89 Section 1, eff June 2, 1983; 1983 Act No. 90 Section 2, eff July 1, 1985; 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 85B, eff June 29, 1995.

Effect of Amendment

The 1983 amendment made the Court of Appeals a part of the unified judicial system, increased the number of associate judges from four to five, and deleted provisions concerning quorum and reversal of judgments.

The 1995 amendment revised this section to increase the number of associate judges from five to eight.