It is the function of this office to examine the dockets of the courts of
the State to determine the need for additional assistance and to make
recommendations to the Chief Judge relative to the assignment of judges;
to compile and collect statistics regarding the business of the courts; to
formulate and recommend policies for the improvement of the judicial
system and to provide a central office for the fiscal and other administrative
functions of the Judiciary (Code 1955, supp., Art. 26, secs. 6A-6E).

JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

(Composed of Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset and Dorchester counties)

W. Laird Henry, Jr., Chief Cambridge 1961
E. McMaster Duer Princess Anne 1969
Rex A Taylor Salisbury 1969

SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Composed of Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot counties)

William R. Homey, Chief Centreville 1957
J. DeWeese Carter Denton 1965
Floyd J. Kintner Elkton 1965

THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Composed of Baltimore and Harford counties)

John B. Gontrum, Chief Kingsville 1961
Stewart O. Day Bel Air 1969
Michael P. Smith Towson 1956
Lester L. Barrett Towson 1956

FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Composed of Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties)

George Henderson, Chief Cumberland 1961
Morgan C. Harris Cumberland 1965
David K. McLaughlin Hagerstown 1956
Neil C. Fraley Oakland 1956

FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Composed of Anne Arundel, Carroll and Howard counties)

James E. Boylan, Jr., Chief Westminster 1957
Benjamin Michaelson Annapolis 1965
James McGill Ellicott City 1956

SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Composed of Frederick and Montgomery counties)

Stedman Prescott, Chief Rockville 1969
Patrick M. Schnauffer Frederick 1957
Thomas M. Anderson Rockville 1956
Kathryn J. Lawlor Silver Spring 1956

SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Composed of Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, and St. Mary's counties)

John B. Gray, Chief Prince Frederick 1957
Charles C. Marbury Upper Marlboro 1957
J. Dudley Digges La Plata 1965
John Raymond Fletcher Cheverly 1956