The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be selected from among the justices of the Supreme Court by a majority vote of the justices for a term of four years without limitation in successive terms. The Chief Justice so selected may be removed by a four - fifths vote of the justices but such removal shall not thereby constitute his removal as a justice of the Supreme Court.
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