Article VI.
Judicial Department

Section 13. Courts of probate; jurisdiction

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Election; term of office

Judges of probate shall be elected in counties in which they reside, and shall hold office for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. They shall be elected on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, nineteen hundred twelve, and every four years thereafter. The legislature may provide by law for the election of more than one judge of probate in counties with more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, and may provide for the election of such judges in such counties at alternate biennial elections.

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1850 Article VI. Section 13

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1850 Article VI. Section 21

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1964 Article II. Section 5

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1964 Article VI. Section 16

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Courts of probate; jurisdiction

In each of the counties organized for judicial purposes, there shall be a court of probate. The judge of such court shall be elected by the electors of the county in which he resides, and shall hold his office for four years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. The jurisdiction, powers and duties of such courts shall be prescribed by law.

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1909 Article VII. Section 13

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1909 Article VII. Section 14

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Probate courts

A court of probate shall be established in each of the organized counties.