Raymond G. Thieme, Jr. 1983
Vacancy
John Hisley, Administrative Clerk
District 8
Baltimore County — 12 Judges
William T. Evans, Administrative
Judge 1982
Paul E. Alpert 1982
David N. Bates 1985
Allen E. Buzzell 1981
Edward D. Hardesty 1981
J. William Hinkel 1981
Cullen H. Hormes 1981
James Kardash 1981
John P. Rellas 1986
Werner G. Schoeler 1981
Fred E. Waldrop 1981
Gerald W. Wittstadt 1986
Joseph T. O'Melia, Administrative Clerk
District 9
Harford County — 2 Judges
Charles J. Kelly, Administrative
fudge 1981
Harry St. A O'Neill 1981
Edward Utz, Administrative Clerk
District 10
Carroll and Howard Counties — 3 Judges
J. Thomas Nissel, Administrative fudge,
Howard County 1981
Robert F. Fischer, Howard County 1983
Donald M. Smith, Carroll County 1981
Martha Bush, Administrative Clerk
District 11
Frederick and Washington Counties — 4
Judges
Frederick C. Wright, III, Administrative
fudge, Washington County 1981
J. Louis Boublitz, Washington
County 1981
Stanley Y. Bennett, Frederick
County 1981
Byron W. Thompson, Frederick
County 1981
Charles L. Schleigh, Administrative Clerk |
District 12
Allegany and Garrett Counties — 3 Judges
Lewis R. Jones, Administrative fudge,
Garrett County 1981
Miller Bowen, Allegany County 1981
Milton Gerson, Allegany County 1981
James S. Stafford, Administrative Clerk
A proposed constitutional amendment in
1969 which was ratified by the voters in the
State at the November, 1970 General Elec-
tion brought into existence the new Mary-
land District Court, a state wide court of
limited jurisdiction The initial implementing
legislation for the court was contained in
Chapter 528 of the Acts of 1970 and was
further supplemented by Chapter 423, Acts
of 1971 and by other 1971 legislation
The court commenced operation on July
5, 1971 and functions on a state wide basis
in every county in the State and Baltimore
City. The District Court is part of the
State's Judicial system, is a court of record
and replaces entirely the theretofore exist-
ing justices of the peace, the county trial
magistrates, the People's Courts in certain
counties, the People's Court of Baltimore
City and the Municipal Court of Baltimore
City. It has uniform jurisdiction throughout
the State and, in Montgomery County only,
it has also been given juvenile court juris-
diction as existed prior thereto in the
People's Court for that county. Although
the District Court is a court of limited juris-
diction, it has been given expanded jurisdic-
tion over the prior existing lower court
systems.
In accordance with constitutional provi-
sions, the first Chief Judge of the District
Court was appointed by the Governor. Any
subsequent chief judges will be appointed
by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
from among the judges of the court. By
statute, the State is divided into twelve ju-
dicial districts In addition to the Chief
Judge, eighty associate judges are author-
ized by law District Court judges are ap-
pointed by the Governor for ten-year terms,
subject to confirmation by the Senate. At
the expiration of a ten-year term, the name
of the judge is automatically presented to
the Senate for confirmation for an additional |
