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"Section19.In a circle court, there shall be one chief judge and other judges. The participation of two judges[1] shall constitute a quorum competent to fully exercise the power of the court to try and adjudicate cases.
In a provincial court, there shall be no less than two judges and the participation of two judges shall constitute a quorum competent to fully exercise the power of the court to try and adjudicate cases.
In circle courts and provincial courts, a mere single judge has the power to try and adjudicate cases if the cases are subject to his positional power to conduct trials and render judgments.
In a municipal court, there may be only one judge.
The chief judge or his representative shall lead and have the power to command judges of all the courts in the circle."
Section5.Section 26 of the Constitution of the Courts of Justice, 127 RE (2451 BE), shall be repealed and replaced by the following provisions:
"Section26.Provincial courts have the power to try and adjudicate all cases under every provision of law."
Section6.The chief judge of a circle court shall have the power to sit at every court in that circle in order to try and adjudicate upon cases or, after
- ↑ In the Thai text, all the judges are classified with the masculine classifier nai (Thai: นาย), which implies that only males could serve as judges under this law. (Wikisource contributor note)
