1-603.

(a) The court is composed of a Chief Judge and the number of associate judges
provided for in subsection (b) of this section. If the Chief Judge is relieved of [his]
THE JUDGE'S duties as Chief Judge but not removed from office as a judge of the
District Court, [he] THE CHIEF JUDGE shall serve for the remainder of [his] THE
JUDGE'S term of office as a District Court judge, as a resident judge of [his] THE
JUDGE'S district and county of residence, without reference to the maximum number
of judges for that district prescribed in subsection (b) OF THIS SECTION.

(b) In each of the districts provided for in § 1-602 of this subtitle, there shall
be the following number of associate judges of the District Court:

(1) District 1 — 26

(2) District 2 — 5, two to be appointed from Wicomico County

(3) District 3 — 6, two to be appointed from Cecil County

(4) District 4 — 4, two to be appointed from Charles County

(5) District 5 — [12] 13

(6) District 6—13

(7) District 7 — 8

(8) District 8 — 13

(9) District 9 — 4

(10) District 10 — 7, two to be appointed from Carroll County and five to
be appointed from Howard County

(11) District 11 — [4] 5, [two] THREE to be appointed from Frederick
County and two to be appointed from Washington County

(12) District 12 — 3, two to be appointed from Allegany County

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1999.