MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                      1707

of the State as herein provided, to become a part of the Constitution
of Maryland, and all to read as follows:

Part I—General Provisions

3. [Election] Appointment and confirmation of judges; term of
office; retirement.

[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 Balti-
more City and in each county, by the qualified voters of the city and
of each county, respectively, except that in the First and Second
Judicial Circuits the said Judges of the several Courts shall be
elected by the qualified voters in each respective Judicial Circuit as
hereinafter provided, all of the said Judges to be elected at the
general election to be 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.] The Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall appoint the
judges of the Court of Appeals, any intermediate courts of appeal,
the Circuit Courts, and the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. All
hearings, deliberations and debate on the confirmation of appointees
of the Governor shall be public, and no hearings, deliberations or
debate thereon shall be conducted by the Senate or any committee
or subcommittee thereof in secret or executive session. Confirmation
by the Senate shall be made upon a majority vote of all members
of the Senate. A judge appointed by the Governor may take office
upon qualification and before confirmation by the Senate, but shall
cease to hold office at the close of the regular annual session of the
General Assembly next following his appointment or during which
he shall have been appointed by the Governor, if the Senate shall
not have confirmed his appointment before then. Each judge ap-
pointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate shall hold the

office during good behavior until he shall have attained the age of

seventy years, and not after. FOR A TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS
FROM THE TIME OF HIS QUALIFICATION, AND UNTIL HIS
SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED, OR UNTIL HE
SHALL HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS,
WHICHEVER MAY FIRST OCCUR. IF THE FIFTEEN YEAR
TERM OF A JUDGE SHALL EXPIRE BEFORE THAT JUDGE
SHALL HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS,
THAT JUDGE SHALL BE REAPPOINTED BY THE GOVER-
NOR, WITH THE SENATE'S CONSENT, FOR ANOTHER FIF-
TEEN YEAR TERM OR UNTIL HE SHALL HAVE ATTAINED
THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS, WHICHEVER MAY FIRST
OCCUR. In case of the inability of any of said Judges to discharge
his duties with efficiency, by reason of continued sickn