pointed by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland and
serves at his pleasure.

This office examines the dockets of the courts of the State to determine
the need for additional assistance and to make recommendations to the
Chief Judge as to the assignment of judges; compiles and collects statistics
regarding the business of the courts; formulates and recommends policies
for the improvement of the judicial system; and provides a central office
for the fiscal and other administrative functions of the judiciary (Code
1951, 1957 supp.. Art. 26, secs. 6A-6E).

Appropriation 1957 1958

General Funds $16,700 $29,486
Staff: 4

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 1959
Rex A. Taylor Salisbury 1959

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

William R. Horney1, Chief Centreville 1958
J. DeWeese Carter Denton 1965
Edward D. E. Rollins Elkton 1958

THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Composed of Baltimore and Harford counties)

John B. Gontrum, Chief Kingsville 1961
Stewart O. Day Bel Air 1959
Michael P. Smith Towson 1971
Lester L. Barrett Towson 1971
John E. Raine, Jr. Towson 1971

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

George Henderson, Chief Cumberland 1961
Morgan C. Harris Cumberland 1965
David K. McLaughlin Hagerstown 1971
Neil C. Fraley . Oakland 1971

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

James E. Boylan, Jr. Chief Westminster 1958
Benjamin Michaelson Annapolis 1965
James McGill Ellicott City 1971
Matthew S. Evans . Severna Park 1971

1 Appointed to the Court of Appeals, November 5, 1957; replaced on November 15, 1957
by Thomas J. Keating, Centreville, 195S, Judge J. DeWeese Carter is now Chief Judge
of the Second Judicial Circuit.