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Art. 4] MARYLAND MANUAL 741
Part VI—District Court
1 SEC. 41A. The District Court shall have the original
jurisdiction prescribed by law. Jurisdiction of the District
Court shall be uniform throughout the State; except that in
Montgomery County said court may have such jurisdiction
of juvenile causes as may be provided by law.
1 SEC. 41B. The District Court shall consist of the num-
ber of judges prescribed by law. The State shall be divided
by Jaw into districts. Each district shall consist of one
county or two or more entire and adjoining counties. The
number of judges shall be allocated among the districts by
law, and there shall be at least one District Court judge
resident in each district. In any district containing more
than one county, there shall be at least one District Court
judge resident in each county in the district. Functional
divisions of the District Court may be established in any
district.
i SEC. 41C. Each District Court judge shall devote full
time to his judicial duties, shall have the qualifications pre-
scribed by Section 2 of this Article, and shall be a resident
of the district in which he holds office. The number of
judges for any district may be increased or decreased by
the General Assembly from time to time, subject to the
requirements of Section 41B of this Article, and any va-
cancy so created shall be filled as provided in Section 41D
of this Article.
i 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
I Added by Chapter 789, Acts of 1969, ratified November 3, 1970.

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