Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 1-603
Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 1-603
- Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
(b) In each of the districts provided for in § 1-602 of this subtitle, there shall be the following number of associate judges of the District Court:
(1) District 1 — 28
(2) District 2 — 6, two to be appointed from Wicomico County and two to be appointed from Worcester County
(3) District 3 — 6, two to be appointed from Cecil County
(4) District 4 — 7, two to be appointed from Calvert County, two to be appointed from St. Mary’s County, and three to be appointed from Charles County
(5) District 5 — 19
(6) District 6 — 13
(7) District 7 — 10
(8) District 8 — 15
(9) District 9 — 4
(10) District 10 — 7, two to be appointed from Carroll County and five to be appointed from Howard County
(11) District 11 — 5, three to be appointed from Frederick County and two to be appointed from Washington County
(12) District 12 — 3, two to be appointed from Allegany County
(c) In each district comprising more than one county, there shall be at least one District Court judge resident and holding court in each county in the district.
(d) To ensure that the services of the District Court are readily and practicably available in all areas of District 8 and to ensure that these services are provided to all citizens of District 8 with a minimum of inconvenience and a maximum of availability, there shall be a court facility physically located in each of the following areas of that district, and at least one judge shall sit regularly in each location:
(1) The Towson area;
(2) The Catonsville area; and
(3) The Essex area.