Genl. Court and High Ct. of Chancery
The Judges of the General court and of the High court of
Chancery shall be appointed by the Administrator and Privy council.
If kept united they shall be [5] in number, if separate, there shall
be [5] for the General court & [3] for the High court of Chancery.
The appointment shall be made from the faculty of the law, and of
such persons of that faculty as shall have actually exercised the
same at the bar of some court or courts of record within this colony
for [seven] years. They shall hold their commissions during good
behavior, for breach of which they shall be removable by the court of
Appeals. Their jurisdiction shall be defined from time to time by
the Legislature.
Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals shall consist of not less than [7] nor
more than [11] members, to be appointed by the house of
Representatives: they shall hold their offices during good behavior,
for breach of which they shall be removable by an act of the
legislature only. Their jurisdiction shall be to determine finally
all causes removed before them from the General Court or High Court
of Chancery, or of the county courts or other inferior jurisdictions
for misbehavior: [to try impeachments against high offenders lodged
before them by the house of representatives for such crimes as shall
hereafter be precisely defined by the Legislature, and for the
punishment of which, the said legislature shall have previously
prescribed certain and determinate pains.
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