BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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shall less than two names be recommended without
the prior approval of the Governor.] HOWEVER, A
COMMISSION SHALL OBTAIN THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE
GOVERNOR IN ORDER TO RECOMMEND LESS THAN FOUR
NAMES UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(E), OR LESS THAN THREE
NAMES UNDER PARAGRAPH 4(E)(1) OR (2), OR LESS
THAN TWO NAMES UNDER PARAGRAPH 4(E)(3) OR (4).

(b)    If any person recommended for
appointment notifies the Governor that he is
unwilling to accept appointment, or if he is
disqualified, or is otherwise unavailable for
appointment, a Commission may, upon request of
the Governor, submit an additional nominee if
needed to increase the list to the prescribed
minimum number of names.

(c)    If the position to be filled is then
held by an incumbent judge who is eligible for
and desires reappointment, the Commission, with
the prior approval of the Governor, may submit a
list with less than the prescribed minimum number
of names.

6. Commission Procedures

(a)    Each Commission shall operate under
procedures specified in rules adopted by the
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals consistent
with this Executive Order.

(b)    Upon notification by the Secretary
that a vacancy exists or is about to occur in a
judicial office for which a Commission is to make
nominations, the Commission shall seek and review
applications of proposed nominees for the
Judicial office. The Commission shall notify the
Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. and other
appropriate bar associations of the vacancy, and
shall request recommendations from them. The
Commission may also seek a recommendation from
interested citizens and from among its own
members.

(c)    The Commission shall evaluate each
proposed nominee. It shall select and nominate
to the Governor the names of persons it finds to
be legally and most fully professionally
qualified. No person's name may be submitted
unless he has been found legally and most fully
professionally qualified by a vote of a majority
of the entire authorized membership of the
Commission, taken by secret ballot.