Const 1963, art 6, § 27;
The supreme court, the court of appeals, the circuit court, or any justices or judges thereof, shall not exercise any power of appointment to public office except as provided in this constitution.
Const 1908, art 7, §§ 6 & 11;
§ 6: The supreme court may appoint and remove its clerk, a reporter of its decisions and a court crier, each of whom shall perform such duties and receive such salary as shall be prescribed by law; and all fees, perquisites and income collected by the clerk shall be turned over by him to the state treasury and credited to the general fund. No justice of the supreme court shall exercise any other power of appointment to public office.
§ 11: The clerk of each county organized for judicial purposes shall be clerk of the circuit court for such county. The judges of the circuit courts may fill any vacancy in the offices of county clerk or prosecuting attorney within their respective jurisdictions, but shall not exercise any other power of appointment to public office.
See also: Const 1963, art 6, § 7 and art 6, § 14
Const 1850, art 6, § 10;
The supreme and intermediate courts may each appoint a reporter of its decisions. The decisions of the supreme court and intermediate court shall be in writing, and signed by the judges concurring therein. Any judge dissenting therefrom shall give the reason of such dissent in writing, under his signature. All such opinions shall be filed in the office of the clerk of such supreme court and intermediate court, respectively. The judges of the circuit courts, within their respective jurisdictions, may appoint a stenographer, and may fill vacancies in the office of county clerk and prosecuting attorney, but no judge of the supreme, intermediate or circuit courts shall exercise any other power of appointment to public office, except as provided for above, and in section twelve of this article.
See also: Const 1963, art 6, § 6, art 6, § 7, and art 6, § 14
This proposal also amends art 6, §§ 1, 5, 8, 12, 14, 15, 19, & 20
The supreme and intermediate
courtcourts may each appoint a reporter of its decisions. The decisions of the supreme court and intermediate court shall be in writing, and signed by the judges concurring therein. Any judge dissenting therefrom,shall give thereasonsreason of such dissent in writing, under his signature. All such opinions shall be filed in the office of the clerk ofthesuch supreme court and intermediate court, respectively. The judges of the circuitcourtcourts, within their respective jurisdictions, may appoint a stenographer, and may fill vacancies in the office of county clerk andofprosecuting attorney;, but no judge of the supremecourt, intermediate or circuitcourt,courts shall exercise any other power of appointment to public office, except as provided for above, and in section twelve of this article.
See also: Const 1963, art 6, § 6, art 6, § 7, and art 6, § 14
This proposal also amends art 6, §§ 1, 5, 8, 12, 14, 15, 19, & 20
Const 1874, art 6, § 11;
The clerk of each county organized for judicial purposes shall be Clerk of the Circuit Court of such county. The Judges of the Circuit Courts, within their respective jurisdictions, may fill vacancies in the offices of county clerk and prosecuting attorney.
See also: Const 1963, art 6, § 7 and art 6, § 14
Excluded;
Const 1850, art 6, § 10;
The supreme court may appoint a reporter of its decisions. The decisions of the supreme court shall be in writing, and signed by the judges concurring therein. Any judge dissenting therefrom, shall give the reasons of such dissent in writing, under his signature. All such opinions shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the supreme court. The judges of the circuit court within their respective jurisdictions, may fill vacancies in the office of county clerk and of prosecuting attorney; but no judge of the supreme court, or circuit court, shall exercise any other power of appointment to public office.
See also: Const 1963, art 6, § 6, art 6, § 7, and art 6, § 14
