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RULE 18-102.13. ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS (ABA RULE 2.13)

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West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Maryland Rules
Title 18. Judges and Judicial Appointees
Chapter 100. Maryland Code of Judicial Conduct
Rules Governing the Performance of Judicial Duties [Rules 18-102.1 to 18-102.16]
MD Rules Judges, Rule 18-102.13
RULE 18-102.13. ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS (ABA RULE 2.13)
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(a) In making administrative appointments, a judge:
(1) shall exercise the power of appointment impartially and on the basis of merit; and
(2) shall avoid nepotism, favoritism, and unnecessary appointments.
(b) A judge shall not approve compensation of appointees beyond the fair value of services rendered.
COMMENT
[1] Appointees of a judge include assigned attorneys, officials such as commissioners, special magistrates, receivers, and guardians, and personnel such as clerks, secretaries, and bailiffs. Consent by the parties to an appointment or an award of compensation does not relieve the judge of the obligation prescribed by section (a) of this Rule.
[2] Unless otherwise defined by law, nepotism is the appointment or hiring of any relative within the third degree of relationship to either the judge or the judge's spouse or domestic partner, or the spouse or domestic partner of such relative.
Source: This Rule is derived from former Rule 2.13 of Rule 16-813 (2016).

Credits

[Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. July 1, 2016.]
MD Judges, Rule 18-102.13, MD R JUDGES Rule 18-102.13
Current with amendments received through February 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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