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§ 1-503. Number of circuit court judges

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: July 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 1. Court Structure and Organization (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 1-503
§ 1-503. Number of circuit court judges
Currentness
Number of judges by county
(a) In each county in the first seven judicial circuits there shall be the number of resident judges of the circuit court set forth below, including the judge or judges provided for by the Constitution:
(1)
Allegany
 
 
2
(2)
Anne Arundel
 
 
13
(3)
Baltimore County
 
 
21
(4)
Calvert
 
 
3
(5)
Caroline
 
 
1
(6)
Carroll
 
 
4
(7)
Cecil
 
 
4
(8)
Charles
 
 
5
(9)
Dorchester
 
 
1
(10)
Frederick
 
 
6
(11)
Garrett
 
 
1
(12)
Harford
 
 
6
(13)
Howard
 
 
5
(14)
Kent
 
 
1
(15)
Montgomery
 
 
24
(16)
Prince George's
 
 
24
(17)
Queen Anne's
 
 
1
(18)
St. Mary's
 
 
3
(19)
Somerset
 
 
1
(20)
Talbot
 
 
1
(21)
Washington
 
 
6
(22)
Wicomico
 
 
4
(23)
Worcester
 
 
3
Baltimore City
(b) In Baltimore City there shall be 35 resident judges of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1975, c. 308; Acts 1976, c. 334, § 1; Acts 1977, c. 789; Acts 1977, c. 802; Acts 1977, c. 978; Acts 1979, c. 480; Acts 1981, c. 532; Acts 1981, c. 634; Acts 1982, c. 132; Acts 1982, c. 820, § 3; Acts 1984, c. 107; Acts 1985, c. 21; Acts 1988, c. 473; Acts 1989, c. 500; Acts 1990, c. 407; Acts 1991, c. 414; Acts 1993, c. 125; Acts 1994, c. 537, § 1, eff. Feb. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, c. 4, § 1, eff. March 7, 1995; Acts 1995, c. 506, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1996, c. 148, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 1996, c. 148, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 337, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 337, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 370, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2001, c. 414, § 1, eff. Mar. 1, 2002; Acts 2005, c. 199, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2009, c. 269, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2013, c. 34, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2016, c. 91, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2019, c. 749, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2023, c. 656, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 657, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 26, §§ 32 to 32J.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 1-503, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 1-503
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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