Section 12-17-180
When elected; term of office.
At the general election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1980, and every six years thereafter, there shall be elected a district attorney for every judicial circuit in this state, who shall hold office for the term of six years and until his successor is elected and qualified.
(Code 1852, §721; Code 1867, §853; Code 1876, §769; Code 1886, §4244; Code 1896, §5513; Code 1907, §7778; Acts 1915, No. 720, p. 817; Code 1923, §5495; Code 1940, T. 13, §225.)