Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 2-602
This is the official text of Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 2-602, part of Maryland’s Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings — governs court structure and civil procedure.
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§2–602.
Official statutory text
(a) The chief clerk, the assistant chief clerks, the supervising auditor, and the coordinator of commissioner activity are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Chief Judge of the District Court.
(b) A chief administrative clerk is appointed by the Chief Judge of the District Court, upon the recommendation of the administrative judge of the district and serves at the pleasure of the Chief Judge of the District Court.
(c) The chief clerk, the assistant chief clerks, the supervising auditor, the coordinator of commissioner activity, and the chief administrative clerks of the districts shall be in the personnel system of the Judicial Branch, subject to the classification authority of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland, and shall receive the compensation prescribed by the General Assembly.
(b) A chief administrative clerk is appointed by the Chief Judge of the District Court, upon the recommendation of the administrative judge of the district and serves at the pleasure of the Chief Judge of the District Court.
(c) The chief clerk, the assistant chief clerks, the supervising auditor, the coordinator of commissioner activity, and the chief administrative clerks of the districts shall be in the personnel system of the Judicial Branch, subject to the classification authority of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland, and shall receive the compensation prescribed by the General Assembly.
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