Judges - Election, Retention, and Mandatory Retirement Age
Sponsor: Jon S. Cardin (District 11B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to provide for retention elections for judges of the circuit courts; proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution altering the mandatory retirement age for certain judges under certain circumstances; proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to increase the number of years between successive retention elections for judges of the Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Stitchel, H. Mark | Astrachan Gunst Thomas, PC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gansler, Douglas | Former Attorney GENERAL | Oral |
| FAV | Jarashow, Ron | MAJ | Position only |
| FAV | MacAlister, James | MD Association for Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Cardin, Delegate Cardinlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sullivan, cara | Governor's Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | CLEMENTS, DAN | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Goetzke, Paul | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | McDermott, George | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | dugan, robert | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | murphy, william h. | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Bradford, Tierralobbyist | CCMD | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Willams, Dana | President of MSBA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | McDermott, George | Individual | Written (PDF) |