Art. VI, § 15
Qualifications of judges
Structure
The Courts
Art. VI · Judicial
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A person is ineligible to be a judge of a court of record unless for 10 years immediately preceding selection, the person has been a member of the State Bar or served as a judge of a court of record in this State.
History: Sec. 15 amended Nov. 5, 2002, by Prop. 48. Res.Ch. 88, 2002.
Simplified explanation
A person cannot be a judge of a court of record unless, for the 10 years just before selection, the person was a State Bar member or a judge of a court of record in California.