Following the expansions of the court in 1967 and 1999, judges began to split what had traditionally been a two-year term between two or three justices, allowing each justice the opportunity to be Chief Justice during their six-year term.
After the court expanded in 1967 and 1999, judges redistributed the traditional two-year term among two or three justices, ensuring that each justice had an opportunity to become Chief Justice over their six-year term.