602.6304 Appointment and resignation of district associate judges. 1. The district associate judges authorized by sections 602.6301 and 602.6302 shall be appointed by the governor from persons nominated by the district judicial nominatingcommission in the same manner as district judges under chapter 46. 2. A district associate judge who seeks to resign from the office of district associate judge shall notify in writing the governor, the chief judge of the judicial district, and thestate commissioner of elections as to the district associate judge’s intention to resign andthe effective date of the resignation. 3. When a vacancy occurs or will occur within one hundred twenty days in the office of the district associate judge, the state commissioner of elections shall forthwith so notify thegovernor. The governor shall call a meeting of the commission within ten days after suchnotice. If the governor fails to do so, the chief justice shall call such meeting. 83 Acts, ch 186, §7304, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1015, §4; 98 Acts, ch 1115, §13; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §41, 64; 2022 Acts, ch 1033, §7 Referred to in §602.2301, 602.6113, 602.6303 Sat Dec 23 11:16:08 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 602.6304 86 Acts, ch 1015, §4; 98 Acts, ch 1115, §13; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §41, 64; 2022 Acts, ch 1033, §7 Referred to in §602.2301, 602.6113, 602.6303 Sat Dec 23 11:16:08 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 602.6304 (22, 1)
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