organized, as far as practicable, in departments according to major purposes.
Independent, regulatory, quasi-judicial, and temporary offices, agencies, and
instrumentalities need not be allocated to a department.

 (b) The Governor may make, by executive order, such changes in the allocation
of offices, agencies, and instrumentalities and in the allocation of functions, powers,
and duties as are considered necessary for efficient administration. If such changes
are inconsistent with law, they shall be presented to the Senate and shall take effect
and have the force of law sixty days after presentation unless modified or disapproved
by a majority of the members of the Senate.

 ARTICLE VI. JUDICIAL BRANCH

 Section 1. Judicial power. The judicial power of the Virgin Islands is vested
in a Supreme Court, a Territorial Court, and such other courts of limited jurisdiction as
may be established by law.

 Section 2. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall be the highest court
 of the Virgin Islands, shall have appellate and original jurisdiction as provided by law,
 and shall consist of a Chief Justice and two associate justices. The number of justices
 may be increased by law, but may not be decreased to less than three.

 Section 3. Territorial Court. The Territorial Court shall be the trial court of
 general jurisdiction of the Virgin Islands and shall consist of a presiding judge and
 other judges as provided by law. It may be divided into functional divisions as provided
 by rules of the Supreme Court.

 Section 4. Nomination and appointment of justices and judges.

 (a) A Judicial Commission shall be established by law to nominate persons to
 fill vacancies on the Supreme Court and Territorial Court. The commission may
 censure, suspend, or remove any justice or judge for cause upon the affirmative vote
 of a majority of its members and shall perform other duties as may be provided by law.
 The commission shall consist of at least six members. One member shall be a justice
 or judge appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and one member shall
 be a resident attorney appointed by the Virgin Islands bar association. All other
 members shall be elected by the qualified voters of the Virgin Islands. All members
 shall serve for terms of six years.

 (b) The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, each
 justice of the Supreme Court and judge of the Territorial Court from among the
 candidates nominated by the Judicial Commission.

 Section 5. Term of office. A justice of the Supreme Court shall serve for a
 term of eight years and a judge of the Territorial Court shall serve for a term of six
 years, unless removed by the Judicial Commission or by recall.