Rule 18-302 - Existence; Membership; Terms(a) Creation. There is a Judicial Ethics Committee.(b)Membership. The Committee consists of 15 members appointed by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. Of the 15 members: (1) one shall be a judge of the Court of Special Appeals;(2) three shall be circuit court judges;(3) two shall be judges of the District Court;(4) one shall be a judge of an orphans' court;(5) four shall be senior judges;(6) one shall be a clerk of a circuit court;(7) one shall be a judicial appointee as defined in Rule 18-200.3; and(8) two shall not be a judge or other official or employee of the Judicial Branch of the State government or an attorney.(c) Terms.(1) The term of a member is three years and begins on July 1, except that the senior judges appointed pursuant to subsection (b)(5) of this Rule shall not have a term and shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.(2) The terms of the members shall be staggered so that the terms of not more than four members expire each year.(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.(4) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.(5) A member may not serve more than two consecutive three-year terms.Md. R. Jud. & Judi. Appts. 18-302
This Rule is derived from sections (b), (c), and (d) of former Rule 16-812.1(2016).
Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended June 20, 2017, eff. 8/1/2017; amended Sep. 30, 2022, eff. 11/1/2022.HISTORICAL NOTES
2017 Orders
The June 20, 2017 order, changed a certain reference from retired judges approved for recall to senior judges.