4-232.   Thirty-first judicial district.The counties of Allen, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson shall constitute the 31stjudicial district. There shall be three district judges in such district.

      The district judge holding office in division number two in the fourthjudicial district, as that district was constituted on June 30, 1983, andthe district judge holding office in division number four in the 11thjudicial district, as that district was constituted on June 30, 1983, shallcontinue to hold office for the terms for which appointed and shall serveas district judges of the 31st judicial district for those terms and untilsuccessors are appointed and qualified. The associate district judgeholding office in position four in the 11th judicial district, as thatdistrict was constituted on June 30, 1983, shall continue to hold officefor the term for which appointed and shall serve as district judge of the31st judicial district for that term and until a successor is appointed andqualified. The district magistrate judges holding office in positions oneand four in the fourth judicial district, as that district was constitutedon June 30, 1983, shall continue to hold office for the terms for whichappointed and shall serve as district magistrate judges of the 31stjudicial district for those terms and until successors are appointedand qualified.

      The district court of the 31st judicial district shall hold court in thecity of Iola in Allen county, the cities of Chanute and Erie in Neoshocounty, the city of Fredonia in Wilson county and the city of Yates Centerin Woodson county.

      History:   L. 1983, ch. 105, § 4;L. 1986, ch. 115, § 28; Jan. 12, 1987.