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R036-1112 A Resolution Concerning Judicial Elections PDF
R036-1112 A Resolution Concerning Judicial Elections PDF
A RESOLUTION CONCERNING Judicial Elections WHEREAS: Judicial elections detract from the nature and function of the judicial system, and; Judges should be removed from partisan politics, and; The politicized and monetized process of elections is not conducive to the running of a fair and functional judiciary.
WHEREAS: WHEREAS:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Maryland Student Legislature urges the State of Maryland to pass an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that would eliminate partisan judicial elections. MANDATES: Martin OMalley, Governor Doug Gansler, Attorney General Brian Frosh, Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee