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SECTION VII. SELECTION, TERM, COMPENSATION, AND DISCIPLINE OF JUDGES Paragraph I. Election; term of office. All superior court and state court judges shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis for a term of four years. All Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judges of the Court of Appeals shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis for a term of six years. The terms of all judges thus elected shall begin the next January 1 after their election. All other judges shall continue to be selected in the manner and for the term they were selected on June 30, 1983, until otherwise provided by local law. Paragraph II. Qualifications. (a) Appellate and superior court judges shall have been admitted to practice law for seven years. (b) State and juvenile court judges shall have been admitted to practice law for five years. (c) Probate and magistrate judges shall have such qualifications as provided by law. (d) All judges shall reside in the geographical area in which they are selected to serve. (e) The General Assembly may provide by law for additional qualifications, including, but not limited to, minimum residency requirements. Paragraph III. Vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the Governor except as otherwise provided by law in the magistrate, probate, and juvenile courts. Paragraph IV. Period of service of appointees. An appointee to an elective office shall serve until a successor is duly selected and qualified and until January 1 of the year following the next general election which is more than six months after such person's appointment. Paragraph V. Compensation and allowances of judges. All judges shall receive compensation and allowances as provided by law; county supplements are hereby continued and may be granted or changed by the General Assembly. County governing authorities which had the authority on June 30, 1983, to make county supplements shall continue to have such authority under this Constitution. An incumbent's salary, allowance, or supplement shall not be decreased during the incumbent's term of office.
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