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UNTIL HE SHALL HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF
SEVENTY YEARS, WHICHEVER MAY FIRST HAP-
PEN, AND BE RE-ELIGIBLE THERETO UNTIL HE
SHALL HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF SEVENTY
YEARS, AND NOT AFTER. PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT ANY JUDGE WHOSE TERM HAS BEEN EX-
TENDED BEYOND THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRIOR TO APRIL 7,
1931, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CONTINUE IN
OFFICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN EACH CASE. IN
CASE OF THE INABILITY OF ANY OF SAID JUDGES
TO DISCHARGE HIS DUTIES WITH EFFICIENCY,
BY REASON OF CONTINUED SICKNESS, OR OF PHY-
SICAL OR MENTAL INFIRMITY, IT SHALL BE IN
THE POWER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TWO-
THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS OF EACH HOUSE CON-
CURRING, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVER-
NOR, TO RETIRE SAID JUDGE FROM OFFICE.
21. From and after January 1, [1945] 1955, there
shall be IN THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH
AND SEVENTH CIRCUITS at least [three judges] one
judge for [the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh circuits] each county, who shall be a resident of
the county in which he shall hold office, and who shall be
elected by the voters thereof, to be styled judges of the
Circuit Court, to be elected or appointed as herein pro-
vided. [In any of said circuits in which there shall be
more than three judges (including the additional judge of
the Court of Appeals), no successor to the additional judge
of the Court of Appeals shall be appointed or elected as
judge of said circuit. In any of said circuits in which
there shall be only three judges (including an additional
judge of the Court of Appeals), a successor to the addi-
tional judge of the Court of Appeals shall be appointed
and elected as judge of said circuit.] The [aforesaid]
number of judges for any of the [circuits shall be subject
to increase or decrease by law] CIRCUITS OR FOR ANY
OF THE counties may be increased or decreased by the
General Assembly from time to time , AND ANY VA-
CANCY SO CREATED SHALL BE FILLED as provided
in Section 5 of this Article [.] except that IN THE
THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH, AND SEVENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS there shall never be less than one
judge for each county or AND ALL OF THE CIRCUITS
THERE SHALL NEVER BE less than three for each
circuit. The senior judge in length of service shall be the
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