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§ 1-603. Composition of court and associate judges

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: May 8, 2020

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 1. Court Structure and Organization (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. District Court (Refs & Annos)
Effective: May 8, 2020
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 1-603
§ 1-603. Composition of court and associate judges
Currentness
Composition of court
(a) The court is composed of a Chief Judge and the number of associate judges provided for in subsection (b) of this section. If the Chief Judge is relieved of the Judge's duties as Chief Judge but not removed from office as a judge of the District Court, the Chief Judge shall serve for the remainder of the Judge's term of office as a District Court judge, as a resident judge of the Judge's district and county of residence, without reference to the maximum number of judges for that district prescribed in subsection (b) of this section.
Associate judges
(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
One judge per county in district
(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.
Services provided in District 8
(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.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1974, c. 479; Acts 1975, c. 90; Acts 1978 c. 637; Acts 1978 c. 710; Acts 1978 c. 738; Acts 1980, c. 266; Acts 1983, c. 141; Acts 1984, c. 191; Acts 1987, c. 208; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1; c. 473; Acts 1989, c. 500; Acts 1990, c. 271; Acts 1990, c. 407; Acts 1993, c. 320; Acts 1994, c. 537, § 1, eff. Feb. 1, 1995; Acts 1996, c. 15, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 1996, c. 566, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, c. 14, § 1, eff. April 8, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 337, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 370, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 339, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, c. 414, § 1, eff. Mar. 1, 2002; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2005, c. 199, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; 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 2020, c. 628, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020.
Formerly Art. 26, §§ 141, 142.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 1-603, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 1-603
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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