39.2. A judge of a municipal court that has been abolished and who has not been appointed to another court may, following the publication of a notice of vacancy on a municipal court and within the time provided therein, apply for the position. Where that is the case, the selection committee formed pursuant to section 34 is required, without further formality, to recognize the judge’s qualification for appointment as a municipal judge. The recognition of qualification shall be effective until the judge concerned is appointed to another municipal court.