Minnesota Statutes 480.013 – Terminology of References to Chief Judge and Associate Judges
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In construing and interpreting constitutional provisions, statutes, legal instruments, records, decisions, or legal process applicable or pertaining to, or emanating from the Supreme Court of the state of Minnesota, the terms chief justice and associate justice or associate justices shall be construed as synonymous with, and as equivalent in meaning to, the terms chief judge and associate judge or associate judges as those terms are used in Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 480.013
- Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44