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of distributees, tomorrow and Thursday and Friday a

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hearing of what two administration accounts should be

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accepted by the Court and Register of Wills in the matter

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between executors and lawyer.

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As I said before, it is not a two-hour job.

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It is a job that is a full day, I am very proud of the

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Orphans Court of Baltimore City. I will take all the

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blame and all credit for it because I am the Chief Judge.

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I think we are doing a terrific job. I think we are

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doing the job where you can come in court, get the case

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called, get the case heard within two or three weeks.

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We have no backlog. I am afraid if there is any

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abolishment or merger of the Orphans Court of Baltimore

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City or any big metropolitan city or county, it would be

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to the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City where Judge Foster

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is now asking for five more Judges. And Mr. Sykes is

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now trying a case in equity that is going to take a

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month .

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MR. SYKES: We hope.

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JUDGE FRIEDKAN: You hope it will take a

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month, where the whole system of the Orphans Court would