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§ 2-107. Designation and commission of Chief Judge

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Estates and Trusts (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. The Court (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. The Probate Court (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 2-107
§ 2-107. Designation and commission of Chief Judge
Currentness
In general
(a)(1) Except in Harford County and Montgomery County, the Governor shall designate and commission one of the three judges of the Court in each county as Chief Judge of the Court.
(2) Full power and authority are vested in each judge designated and commissioned as chief judge to act as chief judge.
(3) Any writ and other process tested in the name of the chief judge is valid for any purpose.
References to chief judge of the court
(b)(1) A reference in the estates of decedents law to the chief judge of the court of a county means, with regard to Harford County or Montgomery County, the judge of the circuit court then sitting as the Orphans' Court.
(2) A reference to the judges of the court in plural number means, with respect to Harford County or Montgomery County, the judge of the circuit court then sitting as the Orphans' Court, unless the section otherwise specifically provides.

Credits

Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1974, c. 821; Acts 2000, c. 61, § 7, eff. April 25, 2000; Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 93, § 2-107.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 2-107, MD EST & TRST § 2-107
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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