JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE
 Section 3. There shall be a Judicial Nominating Committee established by law
 whose members shall be nominated by the Governor with the advice and consent of
 the Senate. All judges shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent
 of the Senate, but no person shall be appointed as a judge who has not been
 nominated by the Judicial Nominating Committee.

 JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT AND DISABILITY
 Section 4. There shall be a judicial commission established by law with the
 power to discipline, censure, suspend, remove for misconduct, or retire for disability
 any judge of any court established by law. Any decision of the judicial commission
 shall be appealable in a manner as provided by law. The position of any judge
 suffering permanent disability shall be filled in accordance with law.

 TERM
 Section 5. The regular term of a judge of any court of the Virgin Islands shall be
 eight years.

 QUALIFICATIONS
 Section 6. A judge shall-
 (a) be a citizen of the United States and the Virgin Islands;

 (b) be a domiciliary of the Virgin Islands for not less than five years
 immediately preceding his appointment;

 (c) have been licensed to practice law in the Virgin Islands for not
 less than four years immediately preceding his appointment; and

 (d) for appointment to the appellate court of the Virgin Islands, have
practiced law for not less than ten years, and for appointment to any lower court, have
practiced law for not less than five years.

 COMPENSATION
 Section 7. The salary and allowance of a judge shall be provided by law, and
may not be decreased during his tenure.

 RESTRICTIONS ON ACTIVITIES
 Section 8. No person who holds a judicial office in the Virgin Islands shall hold
any other paid office, engage in the practice of law, or in the pursuit of business. Any
judge who files or announces his candidacy for elective office shall thereby forfeit his
judicial office.

 RULEMAKING POWER
 Section 9. The appellate court shall adopt rules with respect to judicial matters,
including temporary disability, civil and criminal procedure, judicial ethics, and
admission to, governance of and expulsion from the practice of law.