CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Prior Year Introduction As:
HB 1385/10 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Cardin, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Feldman, Frick, James, Lafferty,
Luedtke, Murphy, Reznik, B. Robinson, and S. Robinson
- 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.
House Action
- 2/3
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/4
- Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/11
- Hearing cancelled
- 2/21
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
- Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
- Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
- Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14
- Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
- Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
- Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
- Delegate Shane Robinson, District 39
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
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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:
Not available at this time
- Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary