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DELEGATE MUDD: It may be possi-
ble, but it was a possibility that our Com-
mittee did not envision.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Clagett.
DELEGATE CLAGETT: My question
is that it is the intent of section 5.08 that
there shall be one superior court judge resi-
dent in each county who shall preside over
a function of the superior court located in
that county?
DELEGATE MUDD: A division of the
superior court in that county.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Clagett.
DELEGATE CLAGETT: Division, in-
stead of function?
THE CHAIRMAN: That is my inter-
pretation, yes, sir.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Malkus.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Mr. President,
I have several questions.
First, I would like to direct to the Chair-
man, or if the Chairman cannot answer it,
to Delegate Bradshaw, questions generally
along the same lines that Delegate Rybczyn-
ski talked about, that is, how much this is
going to cost.
As I understood Delegate Bradshaw — I
am not making a speech, I have to lay the
groundwork of the question, qualify the
witness — as I understand it, he said if we
put this thing in effect it will cost $250,000.
I want to ask Delegate Mudd or Delegate
Bradshaw or the Chairman, if he is serious
in that answer. Either one may answer.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Mudd.
DELEGATE MUDD: Yes, sir.
THE CHAIRMAN: Another question,
Delegate Malkus? He answered "Yes, sir."
DELEGATE MUDD: The answer is it
will cost approximately $250,000 to make
all the judges full time and take over the
functions of the district court under that
basis than it is now costing.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Malkus.
DELEGATE MALKUS: I have several
more questions, Mr. President. I had a
hard time getting up.
How many judges now are receiving
$30,000 in the State of Maryland?
DELEGATE MUDD: I do not know.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Does Delegate
Bradshaw know, then?
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THE CHAIRMAN: Can you respond to
the inquiry, Delegate Bradshaw?
DELEGATE BRADSHAW: Perhaps I
can. The judges in Baltimore City, as I
understand it, are receiving that salary.
The judges in Prince George's County are
receiving $27,500, plus $2,500 for travel
expenses, which would make $30,000. The
judges in Montgomery County are paid
$27,000, but the attorney general has ruled
they are entitled to be paid $30,000.
I know of no other judges earning
$30,000.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Malkus.
DELEGATE MALKUS: While Mr.
Bradshaw is on his feet, how much would
it cost additionally to pay every judge in
the State of Maryland $30,000?
Can you answer that question, Delegate
Bradshaw?
DELEGATE BRADSHAW: Mr. Chair-
man, no, I cannot answer that right now,
on such short notice.
THE CHAIRMAN: Another question?
DELEGATE MALKUS: Yes, sir, I have
some more questions.
Are you anticipating in your $250,000
that there might be a reduction in salary
of any judge in the State of Maryland?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Bradshaw.
DELEGATE BRADSHAW: The ap-
proximation made by Dr. Cooper was there
would be no reduction in any judges' salary
at the superior court level. The assumption
is, at least in our Committee, and I think
the assumption also was made by Dr.
Cooper, that all judges would be paid at
the present maximum rate enjoyed by the
judges in metropolitan counties. They
would all be paid $30,000.
There are seventy circuit court judges at
the present time. On the other hand, there
are several hundred minor court judges in
the State of Maryland throughout the
whole system. It is expected after the
transitional period that this would be very
greatly reduced; that it, the number of
those minor court judges would be very
substantially reduced. But of course their
salaries would be very greatly increased
over what would be the average at the
present time.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Malkus.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Mr. President,
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