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Art. 4] MARYLAND MANUAL 677
so created shall be filled as provided in Section 41D of this
Article.
1 SEC. 41D. The Governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall appoint each judge of the Dis-
trict Court whenever for any reason a vacancy shall exist
in the office. All hearings, deliberations, and debate on the
confirmation of appointees of the Governor shall be public,
and no hearings, deliberations or debate thereon shall be
conducted by the Senate or any committee or subcommittee
thereof in secret or executive session. Confirmation by the
Senate shall be made upon a majority vote of all members
of the Senate. A judge appointed by the Governor may take
office upon qualification and before confirmation by the
Senate, but shall cease to hold office at the close of the regu-
lar annual session of the General Assembly next following
his appointment or during which he shall have been ap-
pointed by the Governor, if the Senate shall not have con-
firmed his appointment before then. Each judge appointed
by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate shall hold the
office for a term of ten years or until he shall have attained
the age of seventy years whichever may first occur. If the
ten year term of a judge shall expire before that judge shall
have attained the age of seventy years, that judge shall be
reappointed by the Governor, with the Senate's consent, for
another ten year term or until he shall have attained the
age of seventy years, whichever may first occur. To the
extent inconsistent herewith, the provisions of Section 3
and 5 of this Article shall not apply to judges of the District
Court.
1 SEC. 41E. The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
shall designate one judge of the District Court as Chief
Judge of that Court, to serve as Chief Judge at his pleasure.
The Chief Judge of the District Court may assign adminis-
trative duties to other judges of the District Court and
shall perform such other duties in the administration of the
District Court as may be prescribed by rule or by law.
1 SEC. 41F. The Chief Judge of the District Court shall
appoint, to serve at his pleasure, a Chief Clerk of that
Court. He shall also appoint, to serve at his pleasure, and
upon the recommendation of the administrative judge of
the district, a chief administrative clerk for each district.
The chief clerk shall perform such duties in the adminis-
tration of the District Court as may be assigned him by
i Added by Chapter 789, Acts of 1969, ratified November 3, 1970.

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