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Cal. Const., art. VI, § 15 · Article VI. JUDICIAL

Cal. Const., art. VI, § 15

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

A person is ineligible to be a judge of a court of record unless for 10 years immediately preceding selection, the person has been a member of the State Bar or served as a judge of a court of record in this State.

Notes and commentary — not constitutional text

History

Sec. 15 amended Nov. 5, 2002, by Prop. 48. Res.Ch. 88, 2002.

Source of truth

Edition
As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CONS&sectionNum=SEC.%2015.&article=VI
Text hash
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