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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 1277
be and they are hereby added to Article 10 — Attorneys at
Law and Attorneys in Fact, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement),
to read as follows:
Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact,
STATE PROSECUTOR SELECTION AND DISABILITIES COMMISSION
33D. CREATION: COMPOSITION
(A) THE STATE PROSECUTOR SELECTION AND
DISABILITIES COMMISSION IS CREATED. IT CONSISTS OF THE
CHIEF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE CHIEF JUDGE OF
THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS, THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE
DISTRICT COURT, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALL EX OFFICIO, BUT
WITH POWER TO VOTE, AND [[THREE]] FIVE PERSONS APPOINTED
BY THE GOVERNOR, AS FOLLOWS:
[[(1) ONE PERSON SHALL BE THE NOMINEE
SUBMITTED JOINTLY BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND BY
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. THIS PERSON SHALL
NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, A LAWYER, OR A
FULL-TIME STATE EMPLOYEE.]]
(1) THREE PERSONS SHALL BE THE NOMINEES
SUBMITTED JOINTLY BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND BY
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. THESE PERSONS
SHALL NOT BE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, LAWYERS OR
FULL-TIME STATE EMPLOYEES.
(2) ONE PERSON SHALL BE THE NOMINEE
SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE MARYLAND STATE
BAR ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED. THIS PERSON SHALL BE A
LAWYER ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW IN MARYLAND.
(3) ONE PERSON SHALL BE THE NOMINEE
SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE MARYLAND STATE'S
ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION. INCORPORATED, OR ITS SUCCESSOR.
THIS PERSON SHALL BE AN INCUMBENT STATE'S ATTORNEY.
[[(B) THE GOVERNOR MAY REJECT A NOMINEE FOR CAUSE,
IN WHICH EVENT THE NOMINATING PERSON OR ASSOCIATION SHALL
SUBMIT ANOTHER NOMINEE. THE GOVERNOR, IF HE REJECTS A
NOMINEE, SHALL STATE IN WRITING TO THE NOMINATING PERSON
OR ASSOCIATION THE REASONS FOR HIS REJECTION. THIS
STATEMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL. SECRET, AND PRIVILEGED:
HOWEVER. THE NOMINATING PERSON OR ASSOCIATION MAY MAKE IT
PUBLIC.]]
[[(C)]] (B) THE TERMS OF THE APPOINTED MEMBERS ARE
FOUR YEARS AND UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE APPOINTED AND
QUALIFY. HOWEVER. OF THE INITIAL APPOINTEES. TWO SHALL
HAVE INITIAL TERMS OF FOUR YEARS. TWO SHALL HAVE INITIAL
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