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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1980, chapter 177; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":163977,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83211,"identifier":"17.1-701","token":"17.1\/7\/1\/17.1-701","url":"\/17.1-701\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-701\/","token":"17.1\/7\/1\/17.1-701","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment and terms of members","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-701","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court<\/span> and the legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. The other members of the Council shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court<\/span>, to serve for four years, or at his pleasure. No member appointed by the Chief Justice shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF MEMBERS (\u00a7 17.1-701)\n\nThe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the legislative members shall serve\nterms coincident with their terms of office. The other members of the Council\nshall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to serve for four\nyears, or at his pleasure. No member appointed by the Chief Justice shall be\neligible to serve more than two consecutive terms. Vacancies occurring other\nthan by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies\nshall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The remainder\nof any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not\nconstitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for\nreappointment.\n\nHISTORY: 1930, p. 789, \u00a7 17-223; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 6571f; 1980, c. 177;\n1998, c. 872; 2004, c. 1000.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}