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MARYLAND MANUAL 709
ment in any hearing involving his own removal or retire-
ment.
(c) This section is alternative to, and cumulative with,
the methods of retirement and removal provided in Sections
3 and 4 of this Article, and in Section 26 of Article III of
this Constitution.
5. Vacancies.
Upon every occurrence or recurrence of a vacancy
through failure of confirmation, death, resignation, re-
moval, disqualification by reason of age or otherwise, or
expiration of the term of office of the judge of any court
described in Section 3 of this Article, or creation of the
office of a judge of any such court, or in any other way, the
office shall be filled by appointment and confirmation as pre-
scribed in this Article; except that when a vacancy shall
exist in the office of Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City, the Governor may designate an Associate
Judge of said Supreme Bench as Chief Judge of said
Supreme Bench, and such appointee as Chief Judge shall
hold such office for the residue of the term which he is
serving as an Associate Judge of said Supreme Bench.
5A. Interim Provisions.
For the purpose of implementing these amendments to
Article IV of this Constitution, the following provisions
shall govern:
(a) No member of the General Assembly at which these
amendments are proposed, or at which the number of or
salary of judges for any of the courts of the eight circuits
or for any of the counties, or for the Court of Appeals or
special court of appeals may be or may have been increased
or decreased by the General Assembly from time to time,
if otherwise qualified, shall be ineligible for appointment as
judge of the Court of Appeals or any other court by reason
of his membership in such General Assembly.
(b) All provisions of the Constitution of Maryland, all
laws and all rules of court, not inconsistent with these
amendments, shall remain in full force and effect until duly
amended or repealed.
(c) The amendments to Section 4B of this Article shall
apply to all judges holding office on the effective date
of these amendments, as well as to those subsequently
appointed.

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