CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968	CONSTITUTION OF 1867
	shall consist of one judge of the Intermedi-	of Maryland. The members of the Com-
	ate Appellate Court, one judge of the Supe-	mission shall be citizens and residents of
	rior Court, one judge of the District Court,	this State. Three members of the Commis-
	one lay member, and one lawyer member.	sion shall be appointed from among the
	The Court of Appeals shall appoint the	judges of the Court of Appeals, the Circuit
	judicial members. The governor shall ap-	Court for the Counties and of the Supreme
	point the lay and lawyer members from	Bench of Baltimore City; one member shall
	among the qualified voters of the State. The	be appointed from among those persons who
	term of each member shall be four years, but	are admitted to the practice of Law in the
	the General Assembly shall prescribe by law	State, who have been so engaged for at
	shorter terms for the three judicial members	least fifteen years, and who is not a judge
	and one of the other members first appoint-	of any Court; and one member shall rep-
	ed, in order to establish overlapping terms of	resent the public, who shall not be a judge,
	office. A vacancy on the Commission shall be	active or retired, and who is not admitted
	filled for the remainder of the term. No	to the practice of Law in this State. The
	member shall receive compensation for his	term of office of each member shall be for
	service.	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
		thereafter all terms shall be for four years.
		Whenever any member of the Commission
		appointed from among judges in the State
		ceases to be a judge, when any member
		appointed from among those admitted to the
		practice of Law becomes a judge, when
		any member representing the public be-
		comes a judge or is admitted to the practice
		of Law in this State, or when any member
		ceases to be a resident of the State, in
		such case the membership of this member
		shall forthwith terminate. Any vacancies on
		the Commission shall be filled for the un-
		expired term by the Governor in the same
		manner as for making of appointments to
		the Commission and subject to the same
		qualifications which were applicable to the
		person causing the vacancy. No member
		of the Commission shall receive any com-
		pensation for his services as such but shall
		be allowed any expenses necessarily incur-
		red in the performance of his duties as
		such member.
	Section 5.27. Powers of Commission on Ju-	Sec. 4B. (a) A judge of the Court of
	dicial Disabilities.	Appeals, of the Circuit Courts for the
	The Commission on Judicial Disabilities	Counties, of the Supreme Bench of Balti-
	shall have the power to investigate com-	more City, of the Orphans' Courts and
	plaints against any judge, to conduct hear-	all other judges elected or subject to elec-
	ings concerning the removal or retirement of	tion, and those appointed if the full term
	a judge, to administer oaths and affirmations,	of the particular office is for not less than
	to issue process to compel the attendance of	four years, (including a judge holding office
	witnesses and the production of evidence,	on the date of adoption of this Amend-
	and to require persons to testify and produce	ment) may, in accordance with the pro-
	evidence by granting them immunity from	cedure described in this section, be removed
	prosecution or from penalty or forfeiture.	for misconduct in office, persistent failure
	The Commission shall have the power to	to perform the duties of his office or con-
	recommend to the Court of Appeals the re-	duct which shall prejudice the proper ad-

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