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cases, and (c) for the release upon parole in whatever man-
ner the General Assembly may prescribe, of convicts im-
prisoned under sentence for crimes.
ARTICLE IV.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
Part I.—General Provisions.
SECTION 1. The Judicial power of this State shall be
vested in a Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts, Orphans'
Courts, such Courts for the city of Baltimore as are here-
inafter provided for, and Justices of the Peace; all said
Courts shall be Courts of Record, and each shall have a
seal to be used in the authentication of all process issuing
therefrom. The process and official character of Justices
of the Peace shall be authenticated as hath heretofore been
practiced in this State, or may hereafter be prescribed by
Law.
SEC. 2. The Judges of all of the said Courts shall be
citizens of the State of Maryland, and qualified voters un-
der this Constitution, and shall have resided therein not
less than five years, and not less than six months next pre-
ceding their election, or appointment, in the Judicial Circuit,
as the case may be, 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 disting-
uished for integrity, wisdom and sound legal knowledge.
1 SEC. 3. The Judges of the said several Courts shall be
elected in Baltimore City and in each county, by the quali-
fied voters of the city and of each county, respectively,
except that in the First and Second Judicial Circuits the
said Judges of the several Courts shall be elected by the
qualified voters in each respective Judicial Circuit as herein-
after provided, all of the said Judges to be elected at the
general election to be held on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, as now provided for in the Constitu-
tion. Each of the said Judges shall hold his office for the
term of fifteen years from the time of his election, and until
his successor is elected and qualified, or until he shall have
1 Amended by Chapter 479, Acts of 1931, ratified November 8, 1932: amended
by Chapter 607, 1963, ratified November 2, 1954.
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