The circuit courts are the highest common-law and equity courts of record exercising original jurisdiction within the State. Each has full common-law and equity powers and jurisdiction in all civil and criminal cases within its county, and all the additional powers and jurisdiction conferred by the Constitution and by law, except where by law jurisdiction […]
Notwithstanding § 4-301(b)(1) or § 4-302 of this article, a circuit court has exclusive, original jurisdiction over a misdemeanor under Title 8, Subtitle 5 of this article.
(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 20 (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 […]
(a) The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals shall certify to the Governor for inclusion without revision in each State budget an appropriation not to exceed $500,000 to pay rent directly to counties for space occupied in county facilities by clerks of the circuit courts, as provided in this section. (b) To the extent provided in […]
