HARRY HUGHES, Governor

3803

JOINT RESOLUTIONS SIGNED

by the

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

and the

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

No. 1

(House Joint Resolution No. 14)

A House Joint Resolution concerning

The Judicial Compensation Commission's Recommendations
for the Compensation of Maryland Judges During Fiscal

Year 1985

FOR the purpose of establishing the salaries to be paid the
judges of the State of Maryland during fiscal year 1985 as
directed by Section 1-708 of the Courts and Judicial
Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

WHEREAS, Section l-708(b)(2) of the Courts and Judicial
Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland establishes
a 7 member Judicial Compensation Commission appointed by the
Governor with 2 members appointed on nomination of the President
of the Senate, and 2 members appointed on nomination of the
Speaker of the House of Delegates, and 1 member appointed on
nomination of the Maryland Bar Association, and 2 members
appointed from at-large. The Judicial Compensation Commission is
constituted currently as follows: appointments on nomination of
the President of the Senate: Matilda Jones Bayless and Bernard N.
Linkoff; appointments on nomination of the Speaker of the House
of Delegates: Joseph Abraham and Bruce A. Kaufman; appointment on
nomination of the Maryland Bar Association: James P. Bailey;
appointments from at-large: Otis Ducker and Louise E. Kier. The
Commission members elected Bruce A. Kaufman, Chairman; and

WHEREAS, Section l-708(d) of the Courts and Judicial
Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland provides as
follows: the General Assembly may amend this Joint Resolution to
decrease any of the Commission's salary recommendations, but no
reduction may diminish the salary of a judge during his
continuance in office. The General Assembly may not amend this
Joint Resolution to increase these recommended salaries. Should
the General Assembly not adopt or amend this Joint Resolution
within 50 days of its introduction the salaries recommended
herein shall apply during fiscal year 1985. Should the General
Assembly reject any or all of the salaries herein recommended,
the salaries of the judges so affected shall remain unchanged
during fiscal year 1985, unless modified under other provisions
of the law; and

WHEREAS, The Judicial Compensation Commission held 18
meetings between December of 1980 and January of 1984. It met