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(a) The judges of the Superior Court shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature. Judges so appointed shall continue in office until their successors are appointed and confirmed or until they are renominated and confirmed, but in no event shall judges remain in office more than 180 days after the expiration of their terms unless they have been renominated and confirmed.\n(b) To be eligible for nomination for appointment as a judge of the Superior Court, a person must be a member in good standing of the Virgin Islands Bar and shall have been engaged in the active practice of law for not less than five years immediately prior to his nomination, of which not less than three years shall have been in the Virgin Islands and for appointment as a judge in the Family Court Division, the person must also meet the qualifications established in section 171(c).\n(c) The judges of the Superior Court shall be officers of the Government of the Virgin Islands and each shall receive a salary of not less than $35,000 per annum, except that the presiding judge shall receive a salary of not less than $37,500 per annum.

of the Government of the Virgin Islands and each shall receive a salary of not less than $35,000 per annum, except that the presiding judge shall receive a salary of not less than $37,500 per annum. No judge's compensation shall be reduced during his term of office without his consent.