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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 717

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
1-708.

(A)  THE SALARIES AND PENSIONS OF THE JUDGES OF THE
COURT OF APPEALS, THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS, THE CIRCUIT
COURTS OF THE COUNTIES, THE SUPREME BENCH OF BALTIMORE CITY
AND THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AS PROVIDED BY
THIS SECTION, §§ 1-701 THROUGH 1-707 OF THIS ARTICLE, AND
ARTICLE 73B, §§ 55 THROUGH 59 OF THE CODE.

(B) (1) THERE IS A JUDICIAL COMPENSATION COMMISSION.
THE COMMISSION SHALL STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO ALL ASPECTS OF JUDICIAL COMPENSATION, TO THE END
THAT THE JUDICIAL COMPENSATION STRUCTURE SHALL BE ADEQUATE"
TO ASSURE THAT HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSONS WILL BE ATTRACTED TO
THE BENCH AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THERE WITHOUT
UNREASONABLE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.

(2)  THE COMMISSION CONSISTS OF SEVEN MEMBERS
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. NO MORE THAN THREE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMISSION MAY BE INDIVIDUALS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW
IN THIS STATE. IN NOMINATING AND APPOINTING MEMBERS,
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION SHALL BE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
KNOWLEDGE OF COMPENSATION PRACTICES AND FINANCIAL MATTERS.
THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT:

(I)  TWO MEMBERS FROM A LIST OF THE NAMES
OF AT LEAST FIVE NOMINEES SUBMITTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SENATE;

(II)  TWO FROM A LIST OF THE NAMES OF AT
LEAST FIVE NOMINEES SUBMITTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATES;

(III)  ONE FROM A LIST OF THE NAMES OF AT
LEAST THREE NOMINEES SUBMITTED BY THE MARYLAND STATE BAR
ASSOCIATION, INC.; AND

(IV)  TWO AT LARGE.

(3)  A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OFFICER OR
EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE
STATE, OR JUDGE OR FORMER JUDGE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMISSION.

(4)  THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 6 YEARS, COMMENCING
JULY 1, 1980, AND UNTIL THE MEMBER'S SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED.
HOWEVER, OF THE MEMBERS FIRST APPOINTED TO THE COMMISSION,
THE GOVERNOR SHALL DESIGNATE, ONE OF THE MEMBERS NOMINATED
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL TO SERVE FOR 3 YEARS
AND ONE FOR 6 YEARS; ONE OF THE MEMBERS NOMINATED BY THE
SPEAKER SHALL TO SERVE FOR 4 YEARS AND ONE FOR 5 YEARS; THE
MEMBER NOMINATED BY THE MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION,
INC., SHALL TO SERVE FOR 3 YEARS; AND ONE OF THE MEMBERS AT
LARGE SHALL TO SERVE FOR 2 YEARS, AND ONE FOR 6 YEARS. A
MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT.