620 MARYLAND MANUAL [Art. 4, Sec. 41A]
tion as shall be fixed by law by the General Assembly, which
shall not be diminished during continuance in office.
The Governor shall appoint to said Court, to take office
on the first Monday of May, 1941, one Associate Judge for
a term expiring December 31, 1942, one Associate Judge
for a term expiring December 31, 1944, and a Chief Judge
for a term expiring December 31, 1946; and, upon the
creation of any additional office on said Court by increase
in the number of Judges pursuant to this Section, shall
appoint an Associate Judge for such term, not exceeding
eight years and expiring on the thirty-first day of December
immediately following a Congressional election, as the law
creating such office shall prescribe. If any vacancy occurs
during any such original term, the Governor shall appoint
a successor to serve for the remainder of such term. After
the expiration of said original terms, the terms of office
of said Court shall be for eight years from the expiration of
the preceding term, and shall be filled as follows:
(1) Any incumbent Judge of said Court shall be eligible,
at the Congressional election immediately preceding the
expiration of his period of appointment or term, for election
or re-election to succeed himself (a) for a full term of
eight years, except as provided in (b) hereof; or (b) for
the unexpired remainder of the current eight year term,
if his appointment will expire before the end of such term.
Any qualified person including an incumbent Judge shall
be eligible for election to said Court. Provided, however,
that any Judge who is in office when this act takes effect
shall be entitled to have his name placed upon the ballot
with no party designation and with no opposing candidate;
and the voters shall cast their votes for or against the
continuance in office of said Judge.
(2) Whenever a vacancy shall occur on said Court from
any cause the Governor shall appoint to said Court a Judge
who shall hold office under such appointment until the
thirty-first day of December immediately following the first
Congressional election occurring six months or more after
the date of his appointment. No Judge of said Court, who
has stood for election to succeed himself and not been
elected, shall thereafter be appointed to said Court, and no
Judge of said Court, who has failed to stand for election
when eligible, shall be appointed to succeed himself.
(3) In order to qualify for election or re-election all
candidates shall file with the Supervisors of Elections of
Baltimore City not later than thirty days before the date
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