Retired judges who still hear cases by special assignment may not serve on police disciplinary trial boards, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee says.
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A unanimous Maryland high court disbarred a Largo attorney who lied to a client for six years about having filed a lawsuit on her behalf.
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Judges speaking on the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade must not discuss their personal views, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee says.
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With mail-in ballots still to be counted, Ivan Bates has taken a substantial lead in the Democratic primary for Baltimore’s state’s attorney.
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Convicted money launderer Kenneth W. Ravenell’s Maryland law license will be suspended beginning Sept. 6, Maryland’s top court ordered.
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The Maryland high court disbarred a Rockville attorney who falsely told an opposing party she was under court order to answer his questions.
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Long waits for trial dates in Maryland circuit and district courts endure as the most persistent challenge facing personal injury cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Acting Baltimore District Public Defender Natasha M. Dartigue will become Maryland’s chief public defender July 1, succeeding the retiring Paul B. DeWolfe.
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Maryland’s top court should suspend Charles County District Court Judge W. Louis Hennessy, the state Commission on Judicial Disabilities reported.
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Judges may permit their law clerks to submit law journal articles for publication so long as the author’s affiliation with the jurist goes unmentioned in the submission, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee stated in a published opinion this month. The ...
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