Judges - Selection, Election, Tenure, and Continuance in Office
What this bill does
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection, election, tenure, and continuance in office of a judge of an appellate court or a circuit court; altering the methods for filling vacancies in the offices of such judges; altering provisions relating to the term of office of such judges; altering provisions for the continuance in office of such judges on the expiration of their terms under certain circumstances; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cause, Common | Common Cause Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Watkins, Ralph | LWVMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MacAlister, James | MAJ | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ballou-Watts, Judge Vicki | MD Judiciary | Oral |
| FAV | Barbera, Chief Judge | MD Judiciary | Oral |
| FAV | Ripken, Judge Laura | MD Judiciary | Oral |
| FAV | Staton, Donna Hill | MD Judiciary | Oral |
| FAV | Warren, Rodney | MD Judiciary | Oral |
| FAV | Wright, Judge Alexander | MD Judiciary | Oral |
| FAV | Williams, Dana | MSBA | Oral |
| FAV | Jarashow, Ronald | former AA County Circuit Court Judge | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barber, Claudia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kelley, Senator Kelleylegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | dugan, robert | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | murphy, william | Individual | Oral |