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Section 5.15. Nomination and Appointment.

A judicial nominating commission shall nominate from three
to five eligible persons for each judicial vacancy. Nominations to
fill a vacancy shall be made not more than thirty days prior to
nor more than sixty days after the vacancy occurs. The governor
shall fill a vacancy by appointing one person from the list of
nominees. If the governor fails to appoint one of the nominees
within sixty days after receiving the list, his power to make the
appointment shall end and the chief judge of the Court of
Appeals shall appoint one of the nominees.

Section 5.16. Appellate Courts Nominating Commission.

The Appellate Courts Nominating Commission shall make
nominations to fill a vacancy on the Court of Appeals or on the
Intermediate Appellate Court. The Commission shall consist of
six lay members and six lawyer members. The term of each mem-
ber shall be four years, but the General Assembly shall prescribe
by law shorter terms for four of the lay and four of the lawyer
members first appointed or elected, in order to establish over-
lapping terms of office. A vacancy on the Commission shall be
filled for the remainder of the term. No member shall receive
compensation for his service.

Section 5.17. Trial Courts Nominating Commissions.

A trial courts nominating commission shall make nominations
to fill a vacancy on the Superior Court or on the District Court.
The number of commissions and the terms of their members shall
be prescribed by law. Each commission shall have at least six
members and shall consist of an equal number of lay and lawyer
members as prescribed by law. No member shall receive compen-
sation for his service. Each commission shall make nominations
to fill vacancies on the Superior Court in one or more counties, or
on the District Court in one or more districts, or both, as pre-
scribed by law.

Section 5.18. Lawyer Members of Nominating Commissions.

Lawyers throughout the State shall elect by secret ballot the
lawyer members of the Appellate Courts Nominating Commission.

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