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legislature, having heard the testimony about the need fo-
judges, about the workic in that court, would, by law,
establish the number of judges and say that they shall si
in three, four, two, whatever number of panels they
on the basis of testimony today here think should be
established; but if that isn't workable, if after the
court has operated for six months and finds that it
really doesn't need that many panels, or it needs more
panels, the court then by its rule could change the aurnber
of panels established by the General Assembly.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Mudd.
DELEGATE MUDD: Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentle-
men of the Convention. I rise to oppose the amendment.
A provision in the recommendation submitted
to this Convention which requires that the intermediate
court may sit in divisions, as prescribed by rule, is con-
sistent with our overall concept of the efficient function-
ing of courts within this four-tier system.
The majority report requires the chief judge
of the Court of Appeals to assume complete responsibility
before the administration of the courts; within the rule