§ 168.442Probate judges; vacancy, creation

Sec. 442.
    The office of probate judge shall become vacant upon the happening of any of the
 following events before the expiration of the term of office: The death of the incumbent; his
 resignation; his removal from office; his ceasing to be an inhabitant of the county for which he
 shall have been elected or appointed, or within which the duties of his office are required to be
 discharged; his conviction of any infamous crime, or of any offense involving a violation of
 his oath of office; the decision of a competent tribunal declaring his election or appointment
 void; or his neglect or refusal to take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and
 deposit the same in the manner and within the time prescribed by law.