3456

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

Chairman, shall be appointed by the
Governor. The Chairman may but need not be
a lawyer, and shall be selected from the
State at large. He may not [be an elected
State official] HOLD AN OFFICE OF PROFIT OR
TRUST UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OR LAWS OF
THIS STATE OR AN OFFICE IN A POLITICAL
PARTY or BE a full-time employee of the
State.

(2)  One person shall be appointed by
the Governor from each of the six Appellate
Judicial Circuits, and shall be a resident
and registered voter in the circuit from
which he is appointed. These persons may
not be lawyers, [elected State officials]
HOLD OFFICES OF PROFIT OR TRUST UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION OR LAWS OF THIS STATE OR
OFFICES IN ANY POLITICAL PARTY, or BE full
time employees of the State.

(3)  One person, who shall be a
member of the Maryland Bar, shall be
elected by the members of the Maryland Bar
in each of the six Appellate Judicial
Circuits. THESE PERSONS SHALL BE
REGISTERED TO VOTE IN STATE ELECTIONS,
SHALL RESIDE OR MAINTAIN A PRINCIPAL OFFICE
FOR THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN THE APPELLATE
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FROM WHICH ELECTED, AND
MAY NOT HOLD OFFICES OF PROFIT OR TRUST
UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OR LAWS OF THIS
STATE OR OFFICES IN ANY POLITICAL PARTY OR
BE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE. THEY
SHALL BE ELECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND
BAR WHO ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN STATE
ELECTIONS AND WHO EITHER RESIDE OR MAINTAIN
THEIR PRINCIPAL OFFICES FOR THE PRACTICE OF
LAW IN THE APPROPRIATE APPELLATE JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT. The elections in each circuit
shall be conducted by the State Court
Administrator pursuant to Rules promulgated
by the Court of Appeals.

(4)  The State Court Administrator
is, ex officio, the non-voting Secretary of
the Commission.

(5)  THE COMMISSION, BY VOTE OF A
MAJORITY OF ITS FULL AUTHORIZED MEMBERSHIP,
SHALL SELECT FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS A VICE
CHAIRMAN. THE VICE CHAIRMAN MAY PERFORM
ANY DUTY OF THE CHAIRMAN, DURING HIS
ABSENCE, UNAVAILABILITY, OR INABILITY TO