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The several Courts existing in this State at the
time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall, until
superseded under its provisions, continue with like
(overs and jurisdiction, and in the exercise thereof,
both at law and in Equity, in all respects, as if this
Constitution had not been adopted; and when said Courts
shall be so superseded, all causes, then depending in
said Courts, shall pass into the jurisdiction of the
several Courts, by vhich they may, respectively, BE
superseded.
3.
[The] EXCEPT FOR THE JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURT,
THE Judges of the several Courts other than the Court of
Appeals or any intermediate courts of appeal shall,
subject to the provisions of Section 5 of this Article of
the Constitution, be elected in Baltimore City and in
each county, by the qualified voters of the city and of
each county, respectively, all of the said Judges to be
elected at the general election to he held on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, as now provided for
in the Constitution. Each of the said Judges shall hold
his office for the term of fifteen years from the time of
his election, and until his successor is elected and
qualified, or until he shall have attained the age of
seventy years, whichever may first happen, and be
re-eligible thereto until he shall have attained the age
of seventy years, and not after. In case of the
inability of any of said Judges to discharge his duties
with efficiency, by reason of continued sickness, or of
physical or aental infirmity, it shall be in the power of
the General Assembly, two-thirds of the members of each
House concurring, with the approval of the Governor to
retire said Judge from office.
4A.
(a) There is created a Commission on Judicial
Disabilities Composed of seven persons appointed by the
Governor of Maryland. The members of the Commission
shall be citizens and residents of this State. Four
members of the Commission shall be appointed from among
the judges of the appellate courts, the Circuit Courts
for the Counties, the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City and
the District Court; tvo members shall be appointed from
among those persons who are admitted to practice law in
the State, who have been so engaged for at least fifteen
years, and who are not judges of any court; and one
member shall represent the public, who shall not be a
judge, active or retired, and who is not admitted to
practice law in this State. The term of office of each
member shall be for four years commencing on January 1[,
except that of those persons first appointed to the
Commission one shall be appointed for a term of one year,
one for two years, one for three years, and two for four
years and provided further that the additional lawyer
member added by these amendments shall take office
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