(c) Each clerk and each deputy clerk of a court of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore City who is in office on
December 31, 1982 shall become a deputy clerk of the
Circuit Court for Baltimore City with no diminution of
salary and as such shall occupy a position in the personnel
merit system for the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court
tor Baltimore Cit) 1 hese persons shall serve subject to the
provisions of Article IV, section 26 of the Constituuon
Fach person who otheiwise has been employed in the
office of a clerk of a court of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City in a position authorized prior to June 30,
1982, shall become an employee of the office of the clerk
of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and occupy a
position in the personnel merit system for that office, with
no diminution in salary, subject to the provisions of Article
IV, section 26 of the Constitution

(d) At the primary and general elections occurring in
1982 in Baltimore City, there shall be nominated and
elected one clerk who shall be designated as clerk of the
Circuit Court for Baltimore City as created under the
amendments proposed in section 2 of said Chapter 523,
Acts of 1980 A clerk of one of the courts of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City is eligible to run in this election

(e) The amendments to Article IV and this Article
XVIII of the C onstitution (proposed by the above refer
enced Chapter 523 of the Acts of 1980) it approved by
the voters at the general election in Nov, 1980, shall take
effect on January 1, 1983

SEC 3 Of the methods of election of county
commissioners authorized b} Section 1 of Article VII, and
of members of county councils authorized by Section
3A(a) of Article XI A, of this Act, that method in effect in
each county immediately preceding the effective date of
this Act shall remain in effect unless changed on or after
that date pursuant to this Constitution

SEC 4 (a) For the purpose of implementing the
amendment proposed by House Bill 63 5 of 1994 concern
ing the boundaries of the appellate judicial circuits from
which members of the Court of Appeals are appointed,
this section temporarily is part of Article IV—Judiciary
Department, Section 14 of the Constitution This section
shall expire, in accordance with Article XVI, Section 1A of
the Constitution, when under the provisions of subsec
tions (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section, all of the judges
ot the Court of Appeals on January 12, 1994, or their
successors appointed before the effective date of House
Bill 635 of 1994 have vacated their offices

(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,
the provisions of House Bill 635 ot 1994 may not be
construed to limit or otherwise affect the terms or ap
pomtments of the judges of the Court of Appeals w ho are
in office on the effective date of House Bill 635 of 1994

(c) The judges of the Court of Appeals m office on
January 12, 1994, or their successors, shall be deemed to
be serving appointments as follows

(1) Judge Robert F Karwacki of Queen Anne's
County and currently representing the First Appellate
Judicial Circuit, shall continue on the Court as an ap
pointee from the new First Appellate Judicial Circuit,

(2) Judge Robert C Murphy of Baltimore County and
currently representing the Second Appellate Judicial Cir
cuit, shall continue on the Court as an appointee from the
Second Appellate Judicial Circuit,

(3) Judge John C Eldndge of Anne Arundel County
and currently representing the Fifth Appellate Judicial
Circuit, shall continue on the Court as an appointee from
the new Fifth Appellate Judicial Circuit,

(4) Judge Howard S Chasanow of Prince George's
County and currently representing the Fourth Appellate
Judicial Circuit, shall continue on the Court as an ap
pointee from the new Fourth Appellate Judicial C ircuit,

(5) Judge Irma S Raker of Montgomery County and
currently representing the Third Appellate Judicial Cir
cult, shall continue on the Court as an appointee fi om the
new Seventh Appellate Judicial Circuit,

(6) Judge Robert M Bell of Baltimore City and cur
rently representing the Sixth Appellate Judicial Circuit,
shall continue on the Court as an appointee from the Sixth
Appellate Judicial Circuit, and

(7) Judge Lawrence F Rodowsky of Baltimore City
and currently representing the Sixth Judicial Circuit, shall
continue on the Court as an appointee from the new Third
Appellate Judicial Circuit

(d) An appointment to fill a vacancy on the Court of
Appeals, following the adoption of the amendment pro
posed by House Bill 635 of 1994 by the voters of this State
in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV of the
Constitution of the State, shall be made in accordance with
the provisions ofArude IV, Section 14 of the Constitution
of the State

(e) Each judge of the Court of Appeals in office on
January 12,1994, or the judge's successor, shall be eligible
to continue to serve on the Court

(1) In accordance with the provisions of subsection (c)
of this Section, and

(2) Upon election from the new circuits established
under Article IV, Section 14 of the Constitution of the
State following the adoption of the amendment proposed
by House Bill 635 of 1994 by the voters of this State in
accordance with the provisions of Article XIV of the
Constitution of the State, except that Judge Lawrence F
Rodowsky of Baltimore City, if otherw isc eligible to con
tinue to serve on the Court but for his lack of residence
in the new Third Appellate Judicial Circuit, shall be eligible
to continue to serve on the Court upon election statewide