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the purpose of relieving an accumulation of business in any [of said]
court[s] assign any judge except a judge of the Orphans' Court to
sit temporarily in any court except an Orphans' Court [designate
and assign any judge of the Court of Appeals (if the assignment is
to be made to an intermediate Court of Appeal), any judge of any
intermediate Court of Appeal (other than that to which the assign-
ment is to be made), any judge of any of the Circuit Courts for the
counties or any Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City to
sit in any case or cases for a specified period of time as a Judge of
the Court of Appeals or of any intermediate Court of Appeal (as
the case may be) in lieu of a judge of such court. The Chief Judge
of the Court of Appeals also may designate and assign, to sit as a
Judge of the Circuit Court for any county or the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City and of any other court or courts of Baltimore
City which may be held by a Judge of said Supreme Bench, either
alone or with one or more other judges, in any case or cases or for a
specified period, any Judge of the Court of Appeals or of any inter-
mediate Court of Appeal or of any other Circuit Court or of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore City]. Any judge [designated and]
assigned by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals pursuant to
this section shall have all the power and authority pertaining to a
judge of the court to which he is so assigned; and his power and
authority shall continue with respect to all cases (including any
motion, or other matters incidental thereto) which may come before
him by virtue of such [designation and] assignment until his action
thereon shall be completed. In the absence of the Chief Judge of the
Court of Appeals the provisions of this section shall be applicable
to the senior judge present in said Court of Appeals. The powers of
the Chief Judge under the aforegoing provisions of this section shall
be subject to such rules and regulations, if any, as the Court of
Appeals may make. The Court of Appeals from time to time shall
make rules and regulations to revise the practice and procedure in
and the administration of the appellate courts and in the other
courts of this State, which shall have the force of law until rescinded,
changed or modified by the Court of Appeals or otherwise by law.
The power of courts other than the Court of Appeals to make rules
of practice and procedure, or administrative rules, shall be subject to
the rules and regulations prescribed by the Court of Appeals or
otherwise by law.
Part VI—District Court
41A.
The District Court shall have the original jurisdiction prescribed
by law. Jurisdiction of the District Court shall be uniform throughout
the State; EXCEPT THAT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY SAID
COURT MAY HAVE SUCH JURISDICTION OF JUVENILE
CAUSES AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY LAW.
41B.
The District Court shall consist of the number of judges prescribed
by law. The State shall be divided by law into districts. Each district
shall consist of one county or two or more entire and adjoining
counties. The number of Judges shall be allocated among the districts
by law, and there shall be at least one District Court judge resident
in each district, hi any district containing more than one county,
there shall be at least one District Court Judge fee RESIDENT IN
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