Superior Court and of the District Court shall be subject to
approval or rejection by the voters of the county or the district
in which the office then exists. The Court of Appeals shall pre-
scribe by rule for a poll by secret ballot of the lawyers of the area
in which a judge stands for election regarding the desirability
of his continuance in office. The Court of Appeals shall prescribe
by rule for publication of the results of the poll. If the voters
reject the continuance in office of a judge the office shall be
vacant.

Section 5.23. Judicial Retirement.

Each judge shall retire at the age of seventy. If a majority of
the members of the Court of Appeals approve, the chief judge
may authorize a retired judge to perform temporarily judicial
duties in any court.

Section 5.24. Judicial Compensation.

Each judge shall be compensated solely by the State for his
judicial service. The compensation of a judge shall not be reduced
during his continuance in office. Judges of the same court shall
be paid the same compensation, including any pension based upon
length of service, except that a uniform reduction in compensa-
tion may be made applicable to all judges of the same court
appointed after the effective date of the reduction. A pension
payable to a retired judge or to his surviving spouse, or to the
surviving spouse of a deceased judge, pursuant to provisions in
effect during his continuance in office, shall not be reduced.

Section 5.25. Restriction of Non-Judicial Activities.

No judge shall practice law, or seek public elective office other
than the judicial office he then holds, or contribute to or hold
office in a political party or political organization, or participate
in a partisan political campaign, or serve as officer, director, or
employee of any business formed with the intention of making a
profit. No retired judge while practicing law or holding any public
office of profit shall be paid any pension for his judicial service.

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