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Md.'s Chief Judge To Propose Furlough Alternative
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Maryland's chief judge is planning to propose that judges give up five days of leave as a way of helping address a state budget crisis.
Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert Bell has scheduled a hearing on Dec. 30 to propose taking away five of the 27 days that state judges receive for leave in 2009.
Bell will make the proposal before the Court of Appeals, whose members would have to vote to support the idea. State law prevents Bell from ordering judges to take the furloughs he is ordering for other court employees.
Bell's furlough plan is similar to one ordered by Gov. Martin O'Malley for executive branch employees.
Legislative leaders also have ordered furloughs for staff, and they're urging members of the General Assembly to return equivalent portions of their salaries to help with the budget crisis.
(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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