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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="2-509" title_number="2" title_name="Court Personnel" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Courts of General Jurisdiction">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In Anne Arundel County, there is the Office of the Director of Assignments of the Circuit Court.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Office of the Director of Assignments of the Circuit Court shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Schedule all civil cases before the Circuit Court; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Perform all other duties as directed by the administrative judges of the circuit and Anne Arundel County.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Pursuant to the Maryland Rules, the County Administrative Judge of Anne Arundel County shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Appoint the Director of Assignments; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Supervise the functions and employees of the Office of the Director of Assignments.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Anne Arundel County shall pay all expenses of the Director and the Office of Assignments of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, excluding salary and fringe benefits for other employees of the Office of Assignments.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In Anne Arundel County, the employees in the Office of the Director of Assignments shall be:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Selected from the staff of the Clerk of the Circuit Court;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Paid from the budget of the Clerk of the Circuit Court; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Under the exclusive supervision and control of the Director of Assignments.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
