Source: http://fsmlaw.org/chuuk/code/title05/T05_CH04.htm
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 00:35:44+00:00

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§ 1031. Composition and division of the State Supreme Court.
§ 1032. Qualifications of State Supreme Court Justices.
§ 1033. Disability of a Justice.
§ 1034. Compensation of State Supreme Court Justices.
§ 1036. Disqualification of Justices and Judges.
(1) The composition of the State Supreme Court shall conform to the provisions of Article VII of the Chuuk State Constitution, except that there shall be five Associate Justices. The Chief Justice shall assign each of the five Associate Justices to serve as Circuit Justice for each of the five senatorial regions. For the purpose of this Section, a Circuit Justice shall be responsible to his assigned region and shall perform such judicial duties and functions as prescribed by rule promulgated by the Chief Justice.
Source: CSL 190-08, § 12, modified.
Cross-reference: The constitutional provisions on the composition of the Judicial branch of the Chuuk State Government are found in Art. VII, Section 2 of the Chuuk State Constitution.
§ 1032. Qualifications of the State Supreme Court Justices.
(2) has at least 20 twenty years experience in practicing law or service as a judge.
Source: CSL 190-08, § 13.
(2) If an Associate Justice is disabled for more than six months, the office is deemed vacant and the Chief Justice shall certify this vacancy to the Governor. The Governor shall, within one month of the certification of a vacancy, appoint an Associate Justice subject to confirmation of the Senate.
(3) If the Chief Justice is disabled for more than six months, the office is deemed vacant and the most senior Associate Justice shall certify this vacancy to the Governor. The Governor shall, within one month upon receipt of such certification, appoint a new Chief Justice subject to confirmation of the Senate.
(4) If the Chief Justice is disabled, the most senior Associate Justice shall serve as Chief Justice until the Chief Justice's disability is removed, or until a new Chief Justice is confirmed by the Senate. For the purpose of this Section, an Associate Justice is most senior according to the seniority of his commission but if two or more Associate Justices have commissions bearing the same date, the one most senior in age is the most senior Associate Justice.
(5) If an Associate Justice is disabled, the Chief Justice may appoint a temporary justice, who shall have the same qualifications of an Associate Justice, to serve until the disability of the Associate Justice is removed, or until a new Associate Justice is confirmed by the Senate. A temporary justice who has served for more than two months may be removed by joint resolution of the Legislature, or by the Governor, or by the Chief Justice. A temporary justice shall receive the same salary as the Associate Justice he replaced.
Source: CSL 190-08, § 14.
§ 1034. Composition Compensation of State Supreme Court Justices.
The State Supreme Court Chief Justice shall be entitled to an annual salary of $34,000. A State Supreme Court Associate Justice shall be entitled to an annual salary of $32,000.
Source: CSL 190-08, § 15.
Cross-reference: The constitutional provisions on compensation for justices and judges for the Judicial branch of the Chuuk State Government are found in Art. VII, Section 10 of the Chuuk State Constitution.
Any justice or municipal judge may appoint one or more assessors to advise him at the trial of any case with respect to tradition and custom or other matters of law.
Source: CSL 190-08, § 21.
(iv) to the justice's or municipal judge's knowledge likely to be a material witness in the proceeding.
(4) No justice shall accept from the parties to the proceeding a waiver of any ground for disqualification enumerated in subsection (2) of this Section. Where the ground for disqualification arises only under subsection (1) of this Section, waiver may be accepted provided it is preceded by a full disclosure on the record of the basis for disqualification.
(5) A party may move to disqualify a Justice or a municipal judge for one of the reasons stated in subsection (1) or (2) of this Section. The motion shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating the reasons for the belief that grounds for disqualification exist, and shall be filed before the trial or hearing unless good cause is shown for filing it at a later time. Upon receipt of such motion, the Justice shall refer the motion to another Justice, to hear the motion and rule upon it.
Source: CSL 190-08, § 22.
Justices and municipal judges shall adhere to the standards of the Code of Judicial Conduct of the American Bar Association except as otherwise provided by law or rule. The Chief Justice may by rule prescribe stricter or additional standards.
Source: CSL 190-08, § 25.

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§ 1033

§ 1034

§ 1036
 § 12

§ 1032
 § 13
 § 14

§ 1034
 § 15
 § 21
 § 22
 § 25