Article 8.

Judicial Departments

Section 7.

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Terms and Pay

(1) All justices and judges shall be paid as provided by law, but salaries shall not be diminished during terms of office.
(2) Terms of office shall be eight years for supreme court justices, six years for district court judges, four years for justices of the peace, and as provided by law for other judges.

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The term of office of the Justices of the Supreme court, except as in this Constitution otherwise provided, shall be six years.

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