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Maryland Manual, 1965-66
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600 MARYLAND MANUAL [Art. 4, Sec. 4J
Assembly, two-thirds of the members of each House con-
curring, with the approval of the Governor, to retire said
Judge from office.
SEC. 4. Any Judge shall be removed from office by the
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
Assembly, 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. 4A. (a) There is created a Commission on Judi-
cial Disabilities, composed of five persons appointed by the
Governor of Maryland. The members of the Commission
shall be citizens and residents of this State. Three members
of the Commission shall be appointed from among the
judges of the Court of Appeals, the Circuit Court for the
Counties and of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City; one
member shall be appointed from among those persons who
are admitted to the practice of law in the State, who have
been so engaged for at least fifteen years, and who is not a
judge of any court; and one member shall represent the
public, who shall not be a judge, active or retired, and who
is not admitted to the practice of law in this State. The
term of office of each member shall be for four years com-
mencing on January I, except that of those persons first
appointed to the Commission one shall be appointed for a
term of one year, one for two years, one for three years,
and two for four years and thereafter all terms shall be for
four years. Whenever any member of the Commission ap-
pointed 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 becomes a judge or is
admitted 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 forthwith terminate. Any
vacancies on the Commission shall be filled for the unex-
pired term by the Governor in the same manner as for
making of appointments to the Commission and subject to
the same qualifications which were applicable to the person
causing the vacancy. No member of the Commission shall
receive any compensation for his services as such but shall
* Added by Chapter 773, Acts of 1965, to be voted upon at the next general
election in November, 1966.

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