CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1363/07 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Frush, Gaines, and Niemann
- 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; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
- Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
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
- (
3 ,
5 ,
5A ,
11
)
- 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
