633.20B Appointment and resignation of full-time associate probate judges. 1. Full-time associate probate judges shall be appointed by the governor from persons nominated by the district judicial nominating commission in the same manner as districtjudges under chapter 46. 2. A full-time associate probate judge who seeks to resign from the office of full-time associate probate judge shall notify in writing the governor, the chief judge of the judicialdistrict, and the state commissioner of elections as to the full-time associate probate judge’sintention to resign and the effective date of the resignation. 3. When a vacancy occurs or will occur within one hundred twenty days in the office of a full-time associate probate judge, the state commissioner of elections shall forthwith so notifythe governor. 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. 99 Acts, ch 93, §13, 15; 99 Acts, ch 208, §62; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §51, 64; 2022 Acts, ch 1033, §12 Referred to in §602.2301, 602.6113 Sat Dec 23 11:22:55 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 633.20B (37, 1)
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