ART. IV.] CONSTITUTION. 45
for which they may be respectively elected or appointed. They
shall be not less than thirty years of age at the time of their
election or appointment, and shall be selected from those who
have been admitted to practice law in this State, and who are
most distinguished for integrity, wisdom and sound legal
knowledge.
Holt vs. Tennallytown, &c., R. Co., 81 Md., 219. |
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SEC. 3. The judges of the said several courts shall be elect-
ed in the counties by the qualified voters in their respective
judicial circuits as hereinafter provided, at the general elec-
tion to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in No-
vember next, and in the city of Baltimore, on the fourth Wed- |
Election of
Judges. |
nesday of October next. Each of the said judges shall hold
his office for the term of fifteen years from the time of his elec-
tion, and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until
he shall have attained the age of seventy years, whichever may
first happen, and be re-eligible thereto until he shall have at-
tained the age of seventy years, and not after; but in case of
any judge who shall attain the age of seventy years whilst in
office, such judge may be continued in office by the General
Assembly for such further time as they may think fit, not to
exceed the term for which he was elected, by a resolution to
be passed at the session next preceding his attaining said age. |
Terms of
office. |
In case of the inability of any of said judges to discharge his
duties with efficiency, by reason of continued sickness, or of
physical or mental infirmity, it shall be in the power of the
General Assembly, two-thirds of the members of each House
concurring, with the approval of the Governor, to retire said
judge from office.
SEC. 4. Any judge shall be removed from office by the |
Retirement. |
Governor, on conviction in a court of law, of incompetency,
of wilful neglect of duty, misbehavior in office or any other
crime, or on impeachment, according to this Constitution, or
the laws of the State; or on the address of the General As-
sembly, two-thirds of each House concurring in such address,
and the accused having been notified of the charges against
him, and having had opportunity of making his defence.
SEC. 5. After the election for judges, to be held as above
mentioned, upon the expiration of the term, or in case of the
death, resignation, removal, or other disqualification of any
judge, the Governor shall appoint a person duly qualified to
fill said office, who shall hold the same until the next general
election for members of the General Assembly, when a suc- |
Removal of
judges. |
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