The District Court of Maryland is established. It is the court of limited jurisdiction created by Article IV, §§ 1 and 41A through 41-I of the Maryland Constitution. It is a court of record and shall have a seal.
For the purposes of operation and administration of the District Court, the State is divided into the following districts: (1) District 1 — Baltimore City. (2) District 2 — Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester counties. (3) District 3 — Caroline, Talbot, Queen Anne’s, Kent, and Cecil counties. (4) District 4 — Charles, St. Mary’s, and Calvert counties. (5) District 5 […]
(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 […]
The District Courthouse, located at 8552 Second Avenue, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, shall be renamed the Judge L. Leonard Ruben District Courthouse.
The plaza located on the south side of the Mary E. W. Risteau District Courts and Multi–Service Center in Harford County, Maryland, shall be named the H. Wayne Norman, Jr. Memorial Plaza.
(a) The Chief Judge of the District Court is the chief administrative officer of the District Court and responsible for the maintenance, administration, and operation of the court in all its locations throughout the State. (b) The Chief Judge of the District Court may make administrative regulations for the governing of the District Court, subject to and […]
The State shall provide at a central location adequate and appropriate offices, furnishings, and office equipment for the Chief Judge, chief clerk, and their staffs.
The Chief Judge of the District Court, subject to the approval of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, shall designate a District Court judge in each district as the administrative judge for that district. The administrative judge is responsible for the administration, operation, and maintenance of the District Court in that district and […]
(a) The cost of maintenance, operation, and administration, and of providing necessary facilities, including capital costs, of the District Court shall be borne exclusively by the State, and, except as provided in Title 7 of this article, or otherwise expressly by law, all revenues derived from the operation and administration of the District Court shall enure […]
(a) When and in the manner authorized by law, a District Court judge may issue: (1) Warrants of arrest; and (2) Warrants for search and seizure or for interception of communications. (b) A District Court judge may issue: (1) Writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum or ad prosequendum; and (2) Writs of error coram nobis.
