Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 3-806

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

(a) (1) In every county, one or more judges shall be assigned specially to handle cases arising under this subtitle and Subtitle 8A of this title.

(2) The assignment shall be made by the circuit administrative judge, subject to the approval of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.

(3) The judges so assigned are not subject to an automatic regular rotation.

(b) To the extent feasible, the judges assigned under this section shall:

(1) Desire to be so assigned;

(2) Have the temperament necessary to deal properly with the cases and children likely to come before the court; and

(3) Have special experience or training in juvenile causes and the problems of children likely to come before the court.