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MARYLAND MANUAL 699
ery County said court may have such Jurisdiction of juve-
nile causes as may be provided by law.
41B.
The District Court shall consist of the number of judges
prescribed by law. The State shall be divided by law into
districts. Each district shall consist of one county or two
or more entire and adjoining counties. The number of
judges shall be allocated among the districts by law, and
there shall be at least one District Court judge resident in
each district. In any district containing more than one
county, there shall be at least one District Court judge
resident in each county in the district. Functional divisions
of the District Court may be established in any district.
41C.
Each District Court judge shall devote full time to his
judicial duties, shall have the qualifications prescribed by
Section 2 of this Article, and shall be a resident of the
district in which he holds office. The number of judges for
any district may be increased or decreased by the General
Assembly from time to time, subject to the requirements
of Section 41B of this Article, and any vacancy so created
shall be filled as provided in Section 41 D of this Article.
41D.
The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, shall appoint each judge of the District Court when-
ever for any reason a vacancy shall exist in the office. All
hearings, deliberations, and debate on the confirmation of
appointees of the Governor shall be public, and no hearings,
deliberations or debate thereon shall be conducted by the
Senate or any committee or subcommittee thereof in secret
or executive session. Confirmation by the Senate shall be
made upon a majority vote of all members of the Senate.
A judge appointed by the Governor may take office upon
qualification and before confirmation by the Senate, but
shall cease to hold office at the close of the regular annual
session of the General Assembly next following his appoint-
ment or during which he shall have been appointed by the
Governor, if the Senate shall not have confirmed his
appointment before then. Each judge appointed by the Gov-
ernor and confirmed by the Senate shall hold the office dur-
ing good behavior for a term of ten years or until he shall
have attained the age of seventy years, whichever may first
occur. If the ten year term of a judge shall expire before

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