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Remembering Alexander Cummings
To the legions of Maryland lawyers sworn in over the last quarter century, his signature was the imprimatur that sanctioned their membership in the profession. To Bessie Decker, who succeeded […]
The age of constitutional senility
Today marked Court of Appeals Judge Irma S. Raker’s last session of oral argument before turning 70, and Chief Judge Robert M. Bell used the occasion to take a not-so-subtle […]
Law blog round-up
Here are a few law links for your unseasonably warm Monday: Dan Rodricks did a radio show last week on the Baltimore EXILE anti-gun program (PDF). In case you missed […]
Open seats at Court of Appeals
The Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission has now begun advertising to fill the Court of Appeals spot Judge Irma Raker will vacate when she hits the mandatory retirement age of 70 […]
Open seats at Court of Appeals
The Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission has now begun advertising to fill the Court of Appeals spot Judge Irma Raker will vacate when she hits the mandatory retirement age of 70 […]
Wanted: Judges
The judiciary has begun advertising (scroll to the bottom of the page) for the next vacancy on the Court of Special Appeals, which will be created when Judge J. Frederick […]
Which judge wrote the most opinions?
Reporter Brendan Kearney sorted through opinion after opinion last week, hoping to reveal the state appellate judges with the most “pen power.” What resulted are two sets of information, one […]
Who will apply to succeed Judge Cathell on the Court of Appeals?
FYI: Today at 4:30 p.m. is the deadline to apply for the Court of Appeals seat vacated by Judge Dale Cathell when he turned 70 last summer. Cathell sat from […]
Choosing a new chief judge
OK, I confess: I’m a law dork. It’s hard not to get sucked into law-dorkdom when you’ve covered Maryland‘s legal community for the past couple of years. Anyway, because of […]
