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§ 3. Judicial elections; term of office; retirement

West's Annotated Code of MarylandConstitution of Maryland Adopted by Convention of 1867Effective: December 14, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Constitution of Maryland Adopted by Convention of 1867
Article IV. Judiciary Department
Part I. General Provisions
Effective: December 14, 2022
MD Constitution, Art. 4, § 3
§ 3. Judicial elections; term of office; retirement
Except for the Judges of the District Court, the Judges of the several Courts other than the Supreme Court of Maryland or any intermediate courts of appeal shall, subject to the provisions of Section 5 of this Article of the Constitution, be elected in Baltimore City and in each county, by the qualified voters of the city and of each county, respectively, 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 the office for the term of fifteen years from the time of the election, and until the Judge's successor is elected and qualified, or until the Judge shall have attained the age of seventy years, whichever may first happen, and be reeligible thereto until the Judge shall have attained the age of seventy years, and not after. In case of the inability of any of said Judges to discharge the Judge's duties with efficiency, by reason of continued sickness, or of physical or mental infirmity, it shall be in the power of the General Assembly, two-thirds of the members of each House concurring, with the approval of the Governor to retire said Judge from office.

Credits

Acts 1931, c. 479, ratified Nov. 8, 1932; Acts 1953, c. 607, ratified Nov. 2, 1954; Acts 1966, c. 10, ratified Nov. 8, 1966; Acts 1976, c. 542, ratified Nov. 2, 1976; Acts 1977, c. 681, ratified Nov. 7, 1978. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 82, § 1, ratified Nov. 8, 2022, eff. Dec. 14, 2022; Acts 2021, c. 83, § 1, ratified Nov. 8, 2022, eff. Dec. 14, 2022.
MD Constitution, Art. 4, § 3, MD CONST Art. 4, § 3
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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