The Judge of the Municipal Court shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of West Virginia and shall have been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and before the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. He or she shall have practiced law in this State for at least five years and shall be a resident and qualified elector of the State of West Virginia. The Judge of the Municipal Court shall, immediately upon appointment and, in any event, prior to performing any duties as Judge, be administered the appropriate oath of his or her office by a sitting Judge of the Circuit Court of Fayette County, West Virginia, or by a Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. (Passed 8-20-03.)