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conviction proceedings in the Court of Appeals, Court of
Special Appeals, and in the Federal Court; but the other 50
attorneys general are engaged in civil work.
I do not believe that it makes a great deal
of difference in either the caliber of the attorney general
or his fidelity to his client or conforming to the
code of ethics of his profession whether he is appointed or
elected, and the proof of that is that of the last five
attorneys general, three were appointed for their initial
term.
Attorney General Finan was first appointed by
Governor Tawes; Attorney General Roll ins was appointed by
Governor McKeldin; and Attorney General Curian
was appointed. I do not think that anybody would argue
that when Attorney General Finan served as an appointive
attorney general he was any better than when he served as
an elected attorney general.
THE CHAIRMAN: Your time has expired.
i DELEGATE BAMBERGER: I hope we will get to the
point of knowing what the attorney general is to do and
what his relationship is to be with his various departments