Section 5.
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Qualifications and terms of judges of Supreme Court of Appeals; how chosen
The judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals shall be chosen by the joint vote of the two houses of the General Assembly for terms of twelve years. They shall, when chosen, have held a judicial station in the United States, or shall have practiced law in this or some other State for five years.
The judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals shall be chosen by the joint vote of the two houses of the General Assembly. They shall, when chosen, have held a judicial station in the United States, or shall have practiced law in this or some other state for five years. At the first election under this Constitution, the General Assembly shall elect the judges for terms of four, six, eight, ten, and twelve years respectively; and thereafter they shall be elected for terms of twelve years.
The judges shall be chosen by the joint vote of the two houses of the General Assembly, and shall hold their office for a term of twelve years; they shall, when chosen, have held a judicial station in the United States, or shall have practiced law in this or some other State for five years.
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