Courts - Former Judge - Temporary Assignment

Summary

The bill permits the Chief Justice to assign former judges to sit temporarily in any court if they have at least two years of prior service (one year in Talbot County), receive approval from the Supreme Court justices and the circuit’s administrative judge, meet established standards, and agree to the assignment. Judges who were removed, retired for disability, censured, practice law, or whose most recent term ended by election defeat cannot be recalled unless they had previously won an election. The change is intended to broaden the pool of qualified temporary judges while adding safeguards.

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Hearings

• Judiciary — Bill Hearing
  Judiciary · Feb 18, 2026

History

1. Mar 13, 2026Referred Judicial Proceedings
2. Mar 12, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Mar 11, 2026Second Reading Passed
4. Mar 11, 2026Floor Amendment {
5. Mar 10, 2026Motion Special Order until 3/11 (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
6. Mar 10, 2026Favorable Adopted
7. Mar 9, 2026Favorable Report by Judiciary
8. Jan 29, 2026Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
9. Jan 22, 2026First Reading Judiciary

Sponsors

• Chair, Judiciary Committee · sponsor
• Maryland Judicial Conference

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