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710 MARYLAND MANUAL
(d) Each judge of a court described in Section 3 of this
Article who, having previously been elected by the voters
and is in office for an elected term on the effective date of
these amendments, shall continue to hold the office as a
judge of such court for the remainder of his term or, until
he shall have attained the age of seventy years, whichever
may first occur. Each judge of a court described in Section
3 of this Article who is in office on the effective date of this
amendment and who has not yet been elected by the voters,
shall, within fifteen days after the effective date of this
amendment, be reappointed by the Governor, with the
Senate's consent, in accordance with Section 3 of this
Article; if the Senate confirms the nomination of such
judge, he shall continue to hold the office for a term of
fifteen years from the date of qualification, or until he shall
have attained the age of seventy years, whichever may first
occur; if the Senate fails to confirm the nomination of such
judge, he shall have the right, if he so chooses, to be a can-
didate for re-election at the next general election after his
appointment in accordance with the provisions of Section 3
of this Article as they existed immediately prior to this
Constitutional Amendment, and whatever candidate is
elected at such election shall continue to hold the office as a
judge of such court for a term of fifteen years from the
date of his election or until he shall have attained the age
of seventy years, whichever may first occur. The foregoing
provisions are subject to the provisions of this Constitu-
tion respecting age, removal and retirement. Thereafter,
the retention of a judge retained in office pursuant to the
provisions of this subsection shall be pursuant to Sections 3
and 5 of this Article.
Part II.Court of Appeals
14. Composition of Court of Appeals; Chief Judge; juris-
diction; sessions; salaries of judges; quorum; division
of court; reargument.
The Court of Appeals shall be composed of seven judges,
one from the First Appellate Judicial Circuit consisting of
Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester,
Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset counties, one from the
Second Appellate Judicial Circuit consisting of Baltimore
and Harford counties; one from the Third Appellate Judi-
cial Circuit, consisting of Allegany, Frederick, Garrett,
Montgomery and Washington counties; one from the Fourth
Appellate Judicial Circuit, consisting of Prince George's,
Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties; one from the
Fifth Appellate Judicial Circuit, consisting of Anne Arun-

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