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Section VII-3: Election of Justices and Judges - Vacancies.

  From each of the Supreme Court districts and Court of Criminal
Appeals districts, the voters thereof shall elect a Justice of
the Supreme Court and a Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals at
a non-partisan election, in a manner provided by statute.  In the
event intermediate appellate courts are created, the judges
thereof shall be elected at a non-partisan election, in a manner
provided by statute.  In the event of a vacancy the Governor
shall, by appointment from said district, fill such vacancy until
the next election for State Officers, and at such election the
vacancy for the unexpired term shall be filled by a non-partisan
election in a manner provided by statute.  

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