2005 California Government Code Sections 71141-71146 Judge

71141.  Judges of the municipal court shall be elected at the
general state election next preceding the expiration of the term for
which the incumbent has been elected.
71143.  The provisions of the Elections Code relating to the
nomination and election of judicial officers apply to the judges of
municipal courts.
71144.  No judge shall be deemed to have qualified before the date
fixed for the commencement of the judge's term of office.
71145.  The term of office of judges of municipal courts is six
years from and including the first Monday of January after the
January 1st next succeeding their election.  Judges shall hold office
until their successors are elected and qualify, but the office shall
be deemed to be vacant upon the expiration of the fixed term for the
purpose of selecting a successor.
71145.1.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the term of
any judge who was elected as one of the first judges of a municipal
court with two judges established under the Municipal Court Act of
1925, and who automatically succeeded to the office of judge of the
municipal court which superseded such municipal court to which such
judge was elected, shall be six years from the date upon which the
judges' term of office commenced unless such term expires in a year
when no general state election is held, in which case, the judge
shall continue to hold office until a successor is elected at the
general state election next succeeding the expiration of the judge's
term, and until such successor qualifies.
71146.  This article shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2008, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, which is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or extends
that date.