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§ 7. Qualifications of justices and judges. Justices of the supreme court and judges of the district courts shall be at least thirty years of age and shall be duly authorized by the supreme court of Kansas to practice law in the courts of this state and shall possess such other qualifications as may be prescribed by law.

History: Adopted by convention, July 29, 1859; ratified by electors, October 4, 1859; L. 1861, p. 55; original subject matter eliminated and present substituted, L. 1972, ch. 392, § 1; November 7, 1972.

Revisor's Note:

Prior to 1972 revision this section related to the office of the clerk of the district court. In 1972, material relating to the clerk of the district court was transferred to § 6 of this article.

Attorney General's Opinions:

Supreme court nominating commission; questions posed to applicants for appellate court positions; age, marital and family status, religious affiliation and mental health. 97-29.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

Annotations to original section:

1. Section apparently contemplates that every organized county have district court. The State, ex rel., v. Osborne, Judge, 36 Kan. 530, 533, 13 P. 850.

2. District court clerk may also hold office of city clerk. Abry v. Gray, 58 Kan. 148, 149, 48 P. 577.

3. Cited in holding "public moneys" included funds held for benefit of private person. Mermis v. Jackson, 93 F.2d 579.

Annotations to 1972 amendment:

4. Construed and applied in construing K.S.A. 20-337; order declaring office of district magistrate judge vacant upheld. Sinclair v. Schroeder, 225 Kan. 3, 10, 11, 586 P.2d 683.

5. Constitutionality of K.S.A. 25-1904 relating to qualification for membership on state board of education determined. State ex rel. Stephan v. Johnson, 14 Kan. App. 2d 542, 545, 795 P.2d 411 (1990).

6. District magistrate judge not required to be licensed attorney and is authorized to issue warrant for arrest. Newberry v. Befort, 28 Kan. App. 2d 807, 20 P.3d 1281 (2001).