The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-10-27

Judges Of their respective Circuits and
shall hold Office for the residue Of the
successor to any such additional Judge
shall be appointed or elected as Judge of
the Court Of Appeals Or Except ., az pro.
tional Judge shall be eligible to appoint
ment as the member Of the Court Of APP.
peals from his respective Appellate Judicial
judicial circuit sSa Se ed By desiEns
tion by the Governor Of one of the addi-
tional 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 a. q member Of the Court Of APP
peals from his Appellate Judicial Circuit,
such additional Judge shall cease to be the
Chief Judge Of his Circuit. The Judges of
the Court Of Appeals shall be elected by
the qualified voters Of their respective APP
pellate Judicial Circuits, their terms to be-
gin on the date Of their qualification. One
be designated by the Governor as the
Chief Judge. The Jurisdiction Of the Court
of Appeals shall be o-extensive with the
may, hereafter be prescribed By law. 1t
shall hold its sessions In the City of An
napolis on the second Monday in January
in the year 1045, and thereafter at such
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, II the business before 1t shall
30 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
Appeals shall be that now or hereafter
prescribed by the General Assembly and
shall not be diminished during his con-
tinuance in office. When the number Of
judges shall have become reduced to five,
three Of the judges shall constitute q
quorum, and the concurrence of a majority
nf hoI1 ha or IN
cision Of any cause.
Sec. 1sA. The Chief Judge Of the Court
of Appeals shall be the administrative
head Of the judicial system Of the State.
He shall from time to time Eeguare d from
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 a vacancy or Of i'll.
ness, disqualification or other absence OF
one or more judges Of the Court Of APP
peals, designate any judge Of any Of the
Supreme Bench Of Baltimore City to sit in
any case or for specified period as
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
the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore City. In
the absence of the Chief Judge Of the
Court of Appeals the provisions Of this
Section shall be applicable to the senior .r
Judge under the aforegoing provisions of
this section shall be subject to such rules
and regulations. If any, as the Court Of
APPEALS Ism may make sb ne oE OF Appeas
regulations to regulate and revise the prac-
tice and procedure in that Court and In
the other courts Of this State, which shall
Changed or mcded by the Court Of Ap
peals or otherwise by law. The power Of
the courts other than the Court Of Appeals
to make rules Of practice and procedure
h nn. be scss to to the the e aes and f
or otherwise by law.
PART III-CIRCUIT COURTS
Bee. q. From and after January !, 1e45,
there shall be at least three judges for the
first, second, third, fourth, fifth. sixth, and
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 (including the additional
sor to the additional Judge Of the Court
Of Appeals shall be appointed or elected
as Judge Of said circuit. In any OF said
circuits IN which there shall be only ,t three
additional Judge Of the Court of Appeals
shall be appointed and elected as Judge
judges for any Of the circuits shall be
subject to increase or decrease by law as
provided in Section Of this Article. The
senior Judge in length Of service shall be
is an additional Judge Of the Court Of APP
peals) the other Judge or judges shall be
associate judges. No two Of said judges
Of the Circuit Court shall at the time of
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the term for which they may have been
elected or appointed, reside in any one
county other than Baltimore, Montgomery,
Prince Georges or Allegany County, and
not more than two In any county except
Gf 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
dates residing in some other county, and
not similarly disqualified, who shall have
the next highest number of votes In said
election. II. by reason Of such 9 condition
more candidates 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 BUSH
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
lions 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 Gen
eral Assembly at which this amendment
was proposed, II otherwise qualified, shall
be Ineligible for appointment or election
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