CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Giannetti
- Entitled:
-
Circuit Court Judges - Selection, Confirmation, and Tenure
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of Maryland relating to the
selection, confirmation, and tenure of judges of the circuit courts;
filling vacancies in the office of circuit court judge by
gubernatorial appointment; providing for confirmation elections of
circuit court judges at specified intervals and setting the term of
office at 10 years; providing for the eligibility of members of the
General Assembly for judicial office and making interim provision for
incumbent judges; etc.
Senate Action
- 11/12
- Pre-filed
- 1/8
- 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
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
- GOVERNOR
- JUDGES
- ORPHANS' COURT
- REFERENDUM
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - IV Judiciary Department
- (
2 ,
3 ,
3 ,
5 ,
11 ,
12 ,
21 ,
21A
)
- Article - XVIII Provisions of Limited Duration
- (
6
)
- Article - XVII Quadrennial Elections
- (
3
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
