Sec. 3. (a) The initial term of office of a person appointed to serve as the judge of the tax court begins on the effective date of that appointment and ends on the date of the next general election that follows the expiration of two (2) years from the effective date of that appointment.
(b) The tax court judge may be approved or rejected for an additional term or terms in the same manner as are the justices of the supreme court under IC 33-24-2.