The midland journal., 1944-09-29

/ 40 Judges Of the Court OF Appeals, sn@u
psais and shall continue tS be chief
Judges Of their respective Circuits and
shall hold Office for the residue Of the
terms for which they were elected: NO No
shall be appointed or elected as Judge of
vided In Section 81 Of this 4rticie) as
tionai Judge shall be eligible to appoint
ment as the member Of the Court Of Ap:
peals from his respective Appellate Judicial
Scs creyy ssa Be e ed by dspssns
tion by the Governor Of one of the add:
tionai Judges from such Appellate Judicial
| Circuit, IL any, to hold office for the resi-
due Of the term for which he was originally
elected. Upon his appointment or desig-
nation 40 member of the Court Of Ap-I
| peals from his Appellate Judicial Circuit,
ase o s grea Ths judges 20
the Court Of Appeals shall be elected by
the qualified voters Of their respective Ap-
| pellate Judicial Circuits, their terms to be-
| Of the judges of the Court Of Appeals shall
| be designated by the Governor as the
Chief Judge. The jurisdiction Of the Court
| Of Appeals shall be co-extensive with the
| may hereafter be prescribed by law. It
shall hold Its sessions In the City of An
| napolls on the second Monday In January
time or times as It shall from time to time
| by rule prescribe. Its session or sessions
shall continue not less than ten months
in each year. IL the business before 1t shall
| 80 require, and 1t shall be competent for
the judges temporarily to transfer their
sittings elsewhere upon sufficient cause.
The salary Of each judge Of the Court OF
prescribed BY the General Assembly and
shall not be diminished during his con-
tiiiuance in Office. When the number. of
judges shall have become reduced to i've,
/ hFaa n 40 I'M a
| quorum, and the concurrence of majority
of quorum shall be sufficient for the de-
cision Of any cause.
| Sec. 1eA. The Chief Judge Of the Court
head Of the judicial system Of the State.
| He shall from time to time require, from
each Of the judges Of the Circuit Courts
for the several counties and Of the Su-
/ preme Bench Of Baltimore City, reports as
| to the judicial work and business OF each
| Of the judges and their respective courts.
| He may, In case of vacancy or OF ILL.,
ness. disqualification or other absence Of
| peals, designate any Judge Of any Of the
Circuit Courts for the counties or Of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore City to sit in
any case or for q specified period as a
judge of the Court Of Appeals in lieu Of
| judge Of that court. and may designate, to
sit as q judge of the Circuit Court for any
| county or of any Court or Courts Of Bal
timore city, either alone or with one or
more other judges, In any case or for a
| specified period, any judge of the Court Of
| Appeals or Of any other Circuit Court or OF
| the absence of the Chief Judge Of the
Court Of Appeals the provisions Of this
Section shall be applicable to the senior
udSe pner the proysons Of
this section shall be subject to such rules
Appeals may make. The Court of Appeals
from time to time shall make rules and
regulations to regulate and revise the prac-
tice and procedure in that Court and in
the other courts Of this State, which shall
have the force Of law until rescinded,
peals or otherwise by law. The power OF
| the courts other than the Court of Appeals
| to make rules Of practice and procedure
tions prescribed by the Court Of Appeals
or otherwise by law.
PART III-CIRCUIT COURTS
Sec. 21. From and after January !, 1945,
| there shall be at least three judges for the
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth; and
I the Circuit Court, to be elected or ap,..
pointed as herein provided. In any OF
said circuits in which there shall be more
than three judges Gncluding the additional
| judge Of the Court Of Appeals), no success
sor to the additional judge Of the Court
| Of Appeals shall be appointed or elected
circuits in which there shall be only. three
| judges Gncluding an additional judge Of
| the Court of Appeals), a successor to the
additional judge Of the Court OF Appeals
| of said circuit. The aforesaid number Of
judges for any Of the circuits shall be
subject to increase or decrease by law as
| provided in Section 8 of this Article. The
senior judge in length Of service shall be
| the chief judge Of the circuit (unless there
is an additional judge Of the Court Of Ap-
pealso the other Judge or judges shall be
of the Circuit Court shall at the time of
| their election or appointment, or during
the term for which they may have been
county other than Baltimore, Montgomery,
| Prince Georges or Allegany County, and
| not more than two In any county except
| Qf there Is an additional judge of the
| Court of Appeals) Baltimore County. In
| case any candidate or candidates for judge
| at any election shall receive sufficient votes
| to cause such candidate or candidates to
| be declared elected, but the election Of such
| candidate or candidates would cause more
| judges than herein permitted to reside In
| any county Of the circuit, then and In that
event there shall be declared elected only
that candidate or those candidates residing
| in said county, in the order of the votes
received, whose election would provide the
| permitted number of judges from said
county, and also the candidate or candi:
| not similarly disqualified, who shall have
| the next highest number of votes In said
election. If, by reason Of such condition
more candidates a sufficient number Of
| judges duly qualified as to residence shall
| not be elected at any election, then 1t
| shall be the duty Of the Governor to order
q new election for such untitled office or
| Offices. The said judges shall hold such
| terms Of the Circuit Court in each Of the
counties composing their respective cir
cults, at such times, as are now prescribed
or may hereafter be prescribed by rules
| or regulations by the Court Of Appeals or
otherwise by law. One judge in each Of
| said seven circuits shall constitute q
| quorum for the transaction Of any busi-
ness; and the said judges, or any Of them,
may hold special terms Of their Courts,
/ when in their discretion, the business Of
| the several counties renders such terms
necessary.
All provisions of the Constitution Of
| Maryland and all acts Of the General As
| sembly relating to the Court Of Appeals
or any other courts, and all rules hereto
| fore adopted by the Court Of Appeals, not
| inconsistent with the provisions of the Sec
| tions amended or added by this amend.
| ment, shall remain in full force and effect
unless and until amended or repealed by
| proper authority. All salaries now pre-
| scribed by law for associate judges of the
| Circuit Courts shall continue to apply to
| all judges Gncluding chief judges) Of the
| Circuit Courts who are not judges Of the
Court Of Appeals. No member Of the Cen
| eral Assembly at which this amendment
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