CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 150/02 - JPR
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 120
- Sponsored By:
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Senator Della
- Entitled:
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Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the
selection and tenure of circuit court judges; altering the method of
filling vacancies in the office of a judge of a circuit court;
providing for retention elections following an appointment to fill a
vacancy in the office of a judge of a circuit court; altering the term
of office of circuit court judges to 10 years; and providing for a
transitional period under which the terms of specified amendments are
to become effective.
Senate Action
- 1/14
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/15
- Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.
- 3/4
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
- GOVERNOR
- JUDGES
- REFERENDUM
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - IV Judiciary Department
- (
3 ,
5 ,
5A ,
11
)
- Article - XVIII Provisions of Limited Duration
- (
6
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered