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becftuie of the requirement that there be a District
Court Clerk in every county.
In other words, as the committee conceives it
there will be the office of a District Court in every
county with a clerk present at all times.
Therefore, within those recommendations, per-
petuating as we propose the Court of Appeals as it is,
and the Court of Special Appeals under its new name which
we recommend be the intermediate Court of Appeals, and with
the Superior Court with a judge in every county and Dis-
trict Court to be arranged, and with the manpower provided
by the legislature, we are confident that within this
court structure and the jurisdiction to be prescribed by
the legislature operating in functional divisions as the
Court of Appeals may provide by rule that the State of
Maryland will have in our humble view an improved and
ore efficient judicial system.
I would be glad to answer any questions I can,
THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any questions of the
connaittee chairman for purposes of clarification of
the comaittee recommendations with respect to court