Midrash for Sanhedrin 32:12
ואין עושין עיר הנדחת: מנה"מ אמר ר' חייא בר יוסף אמר רבי אושעיא דאמר קרא (דברים יז, ה) והוצאת את האיש ההוא או את האשה ההיא איש ואשה אתה מוציא לשעריך ואי אתה מוציא כל העיר כולה לשעריך:
i.e., only they need anointing, but not those of future generations. THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SANHEDRIN IS BY SEVENTY-ONE. Whence do we derive this law? — Since we find that Moses set up Sanhedrins,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XVIII, where it is related how Moses followed the advice of Jethro, his father-in-law. ');"><sup>23</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
(Devarim 16:18) "Judges and officers shall you appoint for yourself": Whence is it derived that a beth-din is appointed for all of Israel? From "Judges … shall you appoint for yourself." And whence is it derived that (police) officers are appointed for all of Israel? From "… officers shall you appoint for yourself."
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