By: Robert J. Terry

Just when it appeared a full-scale review of Maryland’s constitution had been approved by voters, it hadn’t.

And just when it appeared a Baltimore interior designer had won a seat on Baltimore’s Orphans’ Court, it turned out she hadn’t.

And, finally, just when it seemed Alison Asti was running on a slate with another candidate for Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge, it turned out she wasn’t.

It was that kind of week for Maryland legal news, as evidenced by The Daily Record’s top five most-read staff-written stories.

Baltimore Orphans’ Court judge denied seat
Ramona Moore Baker tasted the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat on Tuesday. The interior designer won a seat on Baltimore’s Orphans’ Court in the same election in which state voters approved a measure that only permits Maryland attorneys to sit on that bench.

Baltimore Orphans’ Court judges will need to be members of bar
Maryland voters have overwhelmingly approved a a constitutional amendment requiring Baltimore’s Orphans’ Court judges to be members of the Maryland bar.

‘No vote’ was a ‘no’ vote on Maryland constitutional convention
It appears Maryland will not engage in a full-scale review of the state’s constitution any time soon, even though 55 percent of those voting on it supported the call for a constitutional convention. That’s because when it comes to reviewing Maryland’s constitution a simple majority is not so simple.

Asti defends fliers featuring opponent
Alison L. Asti’s Election Day endorsement of Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Laura Kiessling was meant to support Kiessling, not suggest that the two were running together on a slate, Asti said.

Fate of Md. constitutional convention win unclear
Maryland appeared headed for a full-scale review of the state’s constitution as 55 percent of voters Tuesday approved a statewide ballot calling for a constitutional convention — but a majority of voters may not have voted on the question at all, which casts doubt on the fate of the measure.