CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Cardin, Barve, James, Niemann, and Shewell
- Entitled:
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Election Law - Circuit Court Judges - Retention Elections
Proposing amendments to the Maryland Constitution relating to the
election and tenure of judges of the circuit courts; establishing the
Judicial Recommendation Committee and providing for the appointment of
its members; providing for retention elections of circuit court judges
appointed by the Governor to fill vacancies; making interim provisions
for incumbent judges in office for an elected term on the effective
date of these amendments; etc.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/19
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
- Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
- Delegate Tanya Shewell, District 5A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Circuit Courts
- Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
- Constitutional Amendments
- Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
- Judges
- Referendum
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - IV Judiciary Department
- (
3 ,
5 ,
11 ,
21
)
- Article - XVIII Provisions of Limited Duration
- (
6
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
