No person shall be eligible to the office of district judge in any district unless he or she:
This section and sections 24-202, 24-505.01, 43-2,118, 48-153, and 48-153.01 shall not apply to a person serving as a district judge on August 24, 1979, who continues to serve as a district judge after such effective date.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-301