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SB 542

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Courts - Former Judge - Temporary Assignment

Sponsor: Chair, Judicial Proceedings CommitteeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland to recall to judicial office for a temporary assignment a former judge who had the judge's most recent service terminated by reason of defeat for election if the judge had previously won election to judicial office.

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Testimony (4)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFader, Chief Justice MatthewMaryland JudiciaryOral
FAVSarkar, ShaolilobbyistMaryland State Bar AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVChair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Chair, Judicial Proceedings CommitteeIndividualOral
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSarkar, ShaoliMaryland State Bar AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.