CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1385
- Sponsored By:
-
The President (By Request - Departmental - Office of the Attorney General)
and Senators Astle, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Harrington, Kelley,
King, Lenett, Miller, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin
- Entitled:
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Circuit Court Judges - Election, Qualifications, 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 a retention election 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 from 15 years to 10 years; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/12
- Re-assigned Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- President, The
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
- Departmental
- Attorney General, Office of the
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
- Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
- Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
- Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
- Senator James N. Robey, District 13
- Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Circuit Courts
- Constitutional Amendments
- Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
- Judges
- Referendum
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - IV Judiciary Department
- (
2 ,
3 ,
5 ,
5A ,
11 ,
18B ,
21 ,
21A
)
- Article - XVIII Provisions of Limited Duration
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6
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered