There shall be four district judges in the sixth judicial district. History: 1953 Comp., § 16-3-3.6, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 69, § 12; 1974, ch. 77, § 1; 1983, ch. 129, § 1; 2003, ch. 348, § 2; 2007, ch. 140, § 3; 2020, ch. 40, § 4. ANNOTATIONSThe 2020 amendment, effective May 20, 2020, removed residency and office location requirements for district judges in the sixth judicial district, and deleted 'The judge of division 1 shall reside and maintain the judge's principal office in Grant county. The judge of division 4 shall reside and maintain the judge's principal office in Luna county.'.The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, increased the number of district judges from three to four and requires the judge of Division 4 to reside in and maintain his office in Luna county. The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, increased the number of district judges from two to three.
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