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ant to this Section, shall ap-
point an Associate Judge for
such term, not exceeding
eight years and expiring on
the thirty-first day of Decem-
ber immediately following a
Congressional election, as the
Law creating such office shall
prescribe. If any vacancy
occurs during any such orig-
inal term, the Governor shall
appoint a successor to serve
for the remainder of such
term. After the expiration
of said original terms, the
terms of office of said Court
shall be for eight years from
the expiration of the preced-
ing term, and shall be filled
as follows:
( 1 ) Any incumbent Judge
of said Court shall be elig-
ible, at the Congressional
election immediately preced-
ing the expiration of his
period of appointment or
term, for election or re-elec-
tion to succeed himself (a)
for a full term of eight years,
except as provided in (b)
hereof; or (b) for the unex-
pired remainder of the cur-
rent eight year term, if his
appointment will expire be-
fore the end of such term.
Any qualified person includ-
ing an incumbent Judge shall
be eligible for election to
said Court. Provided, how-
ever, that any Judge who is
in office when this act takes
effect shall be entitled to
have his name placed upon
the ballot with no party
designation and with no op-
posing candidate; and the
voters shall cast their votes
for or against the continua-
tion in office of said Judge.
(2) Whenever a vacancy
shall occur on said Court
from any cause the Governor
shall appoint to said Court
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