(a)      In each county in the first seven judicial circuits there shall be the number of resident judges of the circuit court set forth below, including the judge or judges provided for by the Constitution:

            (1)      Allegany      2

            (2)      Anne Arundel      11

            (3)      Baltimore County      17

            (4)      Calvert      2

            (5)      Caroline      1

            (6)      Carroll      3

            (7)      Charles      4

            (8)      Cecil      3

            (9)      Dorchester      1

            (10)      Frederick      4

            (11)      Garrett      1

            (12)      Harford      5

            (13)      Howard      5

            (14)      Kent      1

            (15)      Montgomery      21

            (16)      Prince George's      23

            (17)      Queen Anne's      1

            (18)      St. Mary's      3

            (19)      Somerset      1

            (20)      Talbot      1

            (21)      Washington      5

            (22)      Wicomico      3

            (23)      Worcester      3

      (b)      In Baltimore City there shall be 32 resident judges of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.