Section 4.
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Judicial Districts; District Judges
The number and boundaries of judicial districts shall be established or changed in the manner provided by law but the office of a district judge may not be abolished during his term. There shall be two or more district judges in each district. Each judge of the district court in any district shall be a resident of such district at the time of his selection and during his continuance in office.
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Terms of Office; Election; Vacancies; Reelection
The term of office of all judges shall be six years and until their successors are qualified, and they shall be elected in the manner provided by law by the electors of the state, district, county, municipality, or other territory wherein they are to serve.
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Judicial Districts for District Courts -- Election of Judges -- Term of Office and Residence
The State shall be divided by the Legislature into six Judicial Districts, which shall be composed of contiguous territory, be bounded by county lines, and contain a population as nearly equal as may be practicable. In each Judicial District one Judge shall be elected by the electors thereof, who shall constitute said court, and whose term of office shall be six years. Every District Judge shall, at the time of his election, be a resident of the District for which he shall be elected, and shall reside therein during his continuance in office.
Judicial Districts for District Courts -- Election of Judges -- Term of Office and Residence
The State shall be divided by the Legislature into judicial districts, which shall be composed of contiguous territory, be bounded by county lines, and contain a population as nearly equal as may be practicable. In each judicial district one or more judges, as the legislature may prescribe, shall be elected by the electors thereof, whose term of office shall be seven years, and each of said judges shall severally have and exercise the powers of the court under such limitations as may be prescribed by law. Every district judge shall at the time of his election be a resident of the district for which he shall be elected, and shall reside therein during his continuance in office. In case any court of common pleas heretofore established shall be abolished, the judge of such court may be constituted by the legislature one of the judges of the district court of the district wherein such court has been so established for a period not exceeding the unexpired term for which he was elected.
The State shall be divided by the Legislature into six Judicial Districts, which shall be composed of contiguous territory, be bounded by county lines, and contain a population as nearly equal as may be practicable. In each Judicial District one Judge shall be elected by the electors thereof, who shall constitute said court, and whose term of office shall be seven years. Every District Judge shall, at the time of his election, be a resident of the District for which he shall be elected, and shall reside therein during his continuance in office.
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