1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 517

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Sponsored By:
Delegates Dembrow, Genn, Grosfeld, Petzold, Preis, and Harkins
Entitled:
Montgomery and Harford Counties - Retired Judges - Assignment to Orphans' Court

Synopsis:

Proposing amendments to the Constitution of Maryland authorizing the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to assign under specified conditions a retired judge of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County to do an act that a judge of the Orphans' Court for Montgomery County is authorized to perform; authorizing the Chief Judge to assign under specified conditions a retired judge of the Circuit Court for Harford County to do an act that a judge of the Orphans' Court for Harford County is authorized to perform; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/29
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2/17
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIRCUIT COURTS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
COURT OF APPEALS
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
HARFORD COUNTY
JUDGES
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ORPHANS' COURT
REFERENDUM
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - IV Judiciary Department
( 3A , 18 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)