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Judiciary
Forum on Statewide Ballot Questions
Submitted by LWV Calvert County on Tue 4 Sep 2012 - 9:24 pmA forum on the statewide Ballot Questions will be hosted by the LWV of Calvert County.
Location: Library, Prince Frederick
Download the flyer at http://calvert1.lwvmd.org/n/sites/default/files/CalvertForum2012.pdf
LWVMD Position: Judiciary
Submitted by LWV Maryland on Wed 17 Nov 2010 - 5:32 pm
Date:
1 Jun 2010 JUDICIARY (1963, 1964, 1967, 1970, 2009, 2010)
Support for:
- A Constitutional provision for a statewide, uniform, unified judicial system in which all judges are trained attorneys. (1963, reaffirmed 1967, expanded 2009)
- Appointment of judges by the governor based on recommendations of the judicial nominating commissions, with voter confirmation in nonpartisan merit retention elections. (1964, reaffirmed 1967, 1970, 2009)
- A method for removal of judges that is effective, removed from partisan considerations and requires lay representation on any commission set up for that purpose. (1970, expanded in 2009)
- A non-partisan Evaluation Committee that issues public reports on judges’ performance of their duties based upon neutral criteria. (1970, expanded 2009)
- Public funding for judicial elections so long as contested elections exist. (2009)
- Continuing the option for the counties of Maryland to retain or abolish Orphans’ Court. (2010)
a. Selecting Orphans’ Court Judges via non-partisan elections;
b. Selecting both attorneys and nonattorney as Orphans’ Court judges. - Eliminating partisan elections for selection of Clerk of the Court, Register of Wills and Sheriff. No consensus was reached on a method of selection of Clerk of the Court, Register of Wills and Sheriff. (2010)
2010 General Election Ballot Questions
Submitted by Nancy Soreng on Sat 25 Sep 2010 - 3:31 pm
Date:
25 Sep 2010 All Maryland voters will be asked to vote on three state-wide ballot questions. Click on the attachment to learn more about them.
HB 1385 - Circuit Court Judges - Election, Qualifications and Term of Office
Submitted by Nancy Soreng on Wed 24 Mar 2010 - 4:03 pm
Date:
17 Mar 2010
Published in:
Report from State Circle SB 833 Circuit Court Judges - Election, Qualifications and Term of Office
Submitted by Nancy Soreng on Wed 24 Mar 2010 - 3:58 pm
Date:
9 Mar 2010
Published in:
Report from State Circle Fact Sheet: MD Judiciary and Auxiliary Offices of the Court
Submitted by LWV Maryland on Fri 1 Jan 2010 - 3:00 am
Date:
1 Jan 2010 The League completed the first part of its Administration of Justice Study in 2009 which led to a concurrence that served to update and modernize a number of long-held positions. At its Convention in 2009 further study was approved and the committee was instructed to expand the study on several fronts.
