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MR. ENEY; May I interrupt a moment? I

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am conscious of the record we have to present to the

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Convention. For the record, would you mind stating first

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your full name, position, and how long you have been with

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the Orphans Court;

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JUDGE FRIEDMAN: Judge Daniel Friedman, member

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of the Bar for thirty years, Judge of the Orphans Court

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of Baltimore City for twelve, Chief Judge since 1959,

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My colleagues are C. Warren Colgan and

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Anthony DiDomenico,

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As I was saying, knowing that there was a

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Constitutional Convention Commission but not knowing

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there was a Subcommittee for the Judiciary, the first

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time I learned of this Committee was one of the Judges of

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the Supreme Bench handed me a 54 page booklet and very

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well done, but I found one sentence in it we will not

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consider the Orphans Courts because they will be abolished.

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Being the Chief Judge of the Orphans Court of Baltimore

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City, my ego and my feelings were hurt. First I was

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never called nor were my colleagues called to testify.

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I called Mr. Eney and Mr. Eney didn't know that we weren't