justice. Unless absolutely necessary, no county, city,
incorporated town, borough, township or ward may be divided in
forming a judicial district.
(b) The General Assembly shall, by law, establish:
(1) The judicial districts from which justices of the
Supreme Court and the judges of the Superior Court and the
Commonwealth Court are elected.
(2) A transition to an appellate court judiciary elected
from judicial districts.
(3) The effect of set judicial districts upon eligibility to
seek retention election.
(4) The order in which judicial districts shall elect
justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Superior Court
and the Commonwealth Court.
(5) The decennial realignment of the appellate judicial
districts based on the Federal decennial census, beginning in
2021 and occurring each ten years thereafter.
(c) Except as provided under subsection (b) and section
7(b), the number and boundaries of all other judicial districts
shall be established by the General Assembly by law, with the
advice and consent of the Supreme Court.
(5) That section 12 of Article V be amended to read:
§ 12. Qualifications of justices, judges and justices of the
peace.
(a) Justices, judges and justices of the peace shall be
citizens of the Commonwealth. Justices and judges, except the
judges of the traffic court in the City of Philadelphia, shall
be members of the bar of the Supreme Court. Justices [and judges
of statewide courts, for a period of one year preceding their
election or appointment and during their continuance in office,
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