California Constitution Article VI § 15 – A person is ineligible to be a judge of a court of record unless for …
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.
(Sec. 15 amended Nov. 5, 2002, by Prop. 48. Res.Ch. 88, 2002.)