Of the appointment of the judges and auxiliary of Courts of First Instance.
Section 7
SEC. 7. Of the appointment of the judges and auxiliary of Courts of First Instance.—The district judges and auxiliary judges of Courts of First Instance shall be appointed by the Governor-General, with the advice and consent of the Philippine Commission to serve, subject to the provisions of sections eight and nine hereof until they have reached the age of sixty-five years: Provided, That no person shall be appointed to said positions unless he has practiced law in these Islands or in the United States for a period of not less than five years or has held during a like period, within the Philippine Islands or within the United States an office requiring a lawyer's diploma as an indispensable requisite: Provided further, That before assuming such judicial office he shall qualify as a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands if he has not already done so: And provided, further, That the present judges of Courts of First Instance, judges at large, and judges of the Court of Land Registration vacate their positions on the taking effect of this Act: and the Governor-General, with the advice and consent of the Philippine Commission, shall make new appointments of judges of the Courts of First Instance and auxiliary judges in accordance with the provisions of this Act, taking into account, in making said appointments, the services rendered by the present judges.