Modifying the process for election or appointment of district court chief and assistant chief judges, requiring the chief justice of the supreme court in consultation with the judges of the district court and the district court administrator to appoint the chief and assistant chief judges; increasing the term of service, authorizing an additional term upon agreement to the reappointment by the incumbent chief and assistant chief judges; restricting the role of district court judges in the removal of chief or assistant chief judges to consultation with the chief justice and involving the district court administrator in the consultation requirement (mk)