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1-1 Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada,

1-2 Jointly, That sections 5 and 20 of article 6 of the Constitution of the State

1-3 of Nevada be amended to read respectively as follows:

1-4 Sec. 5. 1. The state is hereby divided into Nine Judicial Districts of

1-19 from and including the first Monday of December AD. Eighteen hundred

2-1 and Sixty four and until the first Monday of January in the year Eighteen

2-2 hundred and Sixty seven. After the said first election, there shall be elected

2-3 at the General election which immediately precedes the expiration of the

2-4 term of his predecessor, One District Judge in each of the respective

2-5 Judicial Districts (except in the First District as in this Section hereinafter

2-6 provided.) The District Judges shall be elected by the qualified electors of

2-7 their respective districts, and shall , except as otherwise provided in

2-8 subsection 2, hold office for the term of 6 years (excepting those elected at

2-9 said first election) from and including the first Monday of January, next

2-10 succeeding their election and qualification; Provided, that the First Judicial

2-11 District shall be entitled to, and shall have Three District Judges, who shall

2-12 possess co-extensive and concurrent jurisdiction, and who shall be elected

2-13 at the same times, in the same manner, and shall hold office for the like

2-14 terms as herein prescribed, in relation to the Judges in other Judicial

2-15 Districts, any one of said Judges may preside on the empanneling

2-16 [empaneling] of Grand Juries and the presentment and trial on indictments,

2-17 under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by law.

2-18 2. The Legislature may provide by law for the arrangement of the

2-19 terms of the District Judges so that an equal number of terms, as nearly

2-20 as may be, expire every 2 years.

2-21 Sec. 20. 1. When a vacancy occurs before the expiration of any term

2-22 of office in the supreme court or among the district judges, the governor

2-23 shall appoint a justice or judge from among three nominees selected for

2-24 such individual vacancy by the commission on judicial selection [.

2-25 2. The term of office of any justice or judge so appointed expires on

2-26 the first Monday of January following the next general election.

2-27 3.] to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

2-28 2. Each nomination for the supreme court shall be made by the

2-29 permanent commission, composed of:

2-30 (a) The chief justice or an associate justice designated by him;

2-31 (b) Three members of the State Bar of Nevada, a public corporation

2-32 created by statute, appointed by its board of governors; and

2-33 (c) Three persons, not members of the legal profession, appointed by the

2-34 governor.

2-35 [4.] 3. Each nomination for the district court shall be made by a

2-36 temporary commission composed of:

2-37 (a) The permanent commission;

2-38 (b) A member of the State Bar of Nevada resident in the judicial district

2-39 in which the vacancy occurs, appointed by the board of governors of the

2-40 State Bar of Nevada; and

2-41 (c) A resident of such judicial district, not a member of the legal

2-42 profession, appointed by the governor.

3-1 [5.] 4. If at any time the State Bar of Nevada ceases to exist as a public

3-2 corporation or ceases to include all attorneys admitted to practice before

3-3 the courts of this state, the legislature shall provide by law, or if it fails to

3-4 do so the court shall provide by rule, for the appointment of attorneys at

3-5 law to the positions designated in this section to be occupied by members

3-6 of the State Bar of Nevada.

3-7 [6.] 5. The term of office of each appointive member of the permanent

3-8 commission, except the first members, is 4 years. Each appointing authority

3-9 shall appoint one of the members first appointed for a term of 2 years. If a

3-10 vacancy occurs, the appointing authority shall fill the vacancy for the

3-11 unexpired term. The additional members of a temporary commission shall

3-12 be appointed when a vacancy occurs, and their terms shall expire when the

3-13 nominations for such vacancy have been transmitted to the governor.

3-14 [7.] 6. An appointing authority shall not appoint to the permanent

3-15 commission more than:

3-16 (a) One resident of any county.

3-17 (b) Two members of the same political party.

3-18 No member of the permanent commission may be a member of a

3-19 commission on judicial discipline.

3-20 [8.] 7. After the expiration of 30 days from the date on which the

3-21 commission on judicial selection has delivered to him its list of nominees

3-22 for any vacancy, if the governor has not made the appointment required by

3-23 this section, he shall make no other appointment to any public office until

3-24 he has appointed a justice or judge from the list submitted.

3-25 If a commission on judicial selection is established by another section of

3-26 this constitution to nominate persons to fill vacancies on the supreme court,

3-27 such commission shall serve as the permanent commission established by

3-28 subsection [3] 2 of this section.