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Maryland Manual, 1969-70
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Art. 4] MARYLAND MANUAL 623
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
of the applicable election a certificate of candidacy in a
form to be supplied by the Supervisors.
Unless his office shall have been abolished pursuant to
this section, each Judge of said Court shall continue to hold
office after the expiration of his period of appointment
or term until a successor shall qualify. As used in this
section, "Congressional election" means any of the biennial
elections at which members of the House of Representatives
are regularly chosen.
Said Court shall have such jurisdiction (which may be
made exclusive as to any class or classes of civil cases in
Baltimore City), with such right of appeal, therefrom, and
the Chief Judge and Associate Judges thereof shall have
such powers and duties, as the General Assembly shall
prescribe from time to time by law. The Judges of said

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