A. One or more Municipal Judge(s) shall be appointed for a term of office expiring January 1st of any fourth year after 1994. The terms of any subsequent reappointments or successors shall commence on said January 1st, and on January 1st of each fourth year thereafter, pursuant to appointment or election as provided in this chapter, and RCW 3.50.040 et seq.

B. The Municipal Judge or Judges shall be appointed by the City Manager, subject to confirmation by the City Council for terms as provided above. Subsequent appointments or reappointments shall be made on or before December 1st of the year next preceding the year in which the term is to commence.

C. Notwithstanding the above, if the position (or positions) of the Municipal Judge constitute(s) at least one full-time equivalent judicial position, pursuant to RCW 3.50.055, and as provided herein below, such position(s) shall be filled by election in accordance with RCW 3.50.055.

D. Any person or persons appointed or elected as Municipal Judge shall be a citizen of the United States of America and of the state of Washington, and an attorney admitted to practice law before the courts of record of the state of Washington, and shall be a resident of Pierce County. [Ord. 252 § 1, 2000; Ord. 98 § 1, 1996; Ord. 15 § 8, 1995.]