Section 16. Statutory References to Courts.

Except where inconsistent with this Constitution, the Schedule
of Transitional Provisions, or this Schedule:

(a) All statutory references to the Court of Appeals shall be
deemed to refer to the Court of Appeals established by this Con-
stitution.

(b) All statutory references to the Court of Special Appeals
shall be deemed to refer to the Intermediate Appellate Court.

(c) All statutory references to Circuit Courts, courts for any
circuit or county (other than People's Courts, Municipal Courts,
or the Housing Court of Baltimore County), the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City, the Superior Court of Baltimore City, the
Court of Common Pleas; the Baltimore City Court, the Criminal
Court of Baltimore, the Circuit Court of Baltimore City or the
Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City shall be deemed to refer to
the Superior Court in the appropriate county.

Section 17. Appellate Circuits.

There shall be six circuits of the Court of Appeals, as follows:
The First Appellate Circuit, consisting of Cecil, Kent, Queen
Anne's, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester, and
Somerset counties; the Second Appellate Circuit, consisting of
Baltimore and Harford counties; the Third Appellate Circuit,
consisting of Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, Montgomery, and
Washington counties; the Fourth Appellate Circuit, consisting
of Prince George's, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties; the
Fifth Appellate Circuit, consisting of Anne Arundel, Carroll, and
Howard counties; and the Sixth Appellate Circuit, consisting of
Baltimore City. One of the judges of the Court of Appeals shall
be resident in each of the first five appellate circuits and two
judges shall be resident in the Sixth Appellate Circuit.

Section 18. Judicial Circuits.

Wherever any statute refers to a judicial circuit, to the courts
of such circuit, or to the judges of or in such circuit, it shall be
deemed to refer to the Superior Court or the judges of the
Superior Court resident in the geographical area prescribed for
that circuit by article IV, section 19, of the prior Constitution.

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