Judicial Nominating Commission meets today
May 7, 2008
For those of you who follow appellate appointments, by the end of today we should be one step closer to getting two new judges.
The Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission meets today to discuss the vacancies left by the retirements of Court of Appeals Judge Irma S. Raker and Court of Special Appeals Judge J. Frederick Sharer last month. There are six applicants for Sharer’s Western Maryland seat and five for Raker’s Montgomery County seat.
The commission has the task of reviewing the applications, interviewing candidates and talking to references, then sending the governor a short list of qualified candidates.
Meanwhile, no word yet on whom the governor will pick to fill retired Judge Dale R. Cathell’s former Court of Appeals seat. Stay tuned.
CARYN TAMBER, Legal Affairs Writer
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I hope that the Governor does the right thing and appoints Judge Adkins to the Court of Appeals. I am perplexed by the recent changes in the Executive Order pertaining to the Nominating Commissions which require that 3 names be submitted, even if the Commissioners do not believe there are 3 qualified candidates, with automatic re-advertising if too few apply. The sole litmus test should be the qualifications of the applicants, no matter who or how many apply.