CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS [JUDICIAL BRANCH] COMPARISON
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Headnotes
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Present
Constitution
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Constitution of
1867
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Constitution of
1864
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Constitution of
1851
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Constitution of
1776
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Amendments to
1776 Constitution
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thereafter all terms shall be
for four years. Whenever
any member of the Com-
mission appointed from
among judges in the State
ceases to be a judge, when
any member appointed from
among those admitted to
the practice of Law becomes
a judge, when any member
representing the public be-
comes a judge or is ad-
mitted to the practice of
Law in this State, or when
any member ceases to be a
resident of the State, in
such case the membership
of this member shall forth-
with terminate. Any va-
cancies on the Commission
shall be filled for the un-
expired term by the Gov-
ernor in the same manner
as for making of appoint-
ments to the Commission
and subject to the same
qualifications which were ap-
plicable to the person caus-
ing the vacancy. No mem-
ber of the Commission shall
receive any compensation
for his services as such but
shall be allowed any ex-
penses necessarily incurred
in the performance of his
duties as such member.
(b) The concurrence of
a majority of the appointed
members shall be sufficient
for the validity of any act
of the Commission. The
Commission shall select one
of its members to serve as
Chairman.
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Procedure for
removal of
judges: Hearing;
recommenda-
tions; role of
the General
Assembly; con-
fidential records.
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Sec. 4B. (a) A judge of
the Court of Appeals, of
the Circuit Courts for the
Counties, of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City,
of the Orphans' Courts and
all other judges elected or
subject to election, and
those appointed if the full
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870
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871
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