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Gov. Larry Hogan appointed a litigator and a city prosecutor to Baltimore's district court.
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Lawsuit claims Baltimore eviction notice exception is unconstitutional
Two Baltimore renters filed a federal lawsuit Friday alleging a city code that allowed a landlord to seize their property in an eviction with no notice is unconstitutional.
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Read More »Judiciary ordered to turn over ‘key’ to judge names in Case Search
The Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts must disclose a key to identify District Court judges in the public Case Search database, a Baltimore judge ordered Wednesday. Judges’ names are not displayed in District Court cases in the database but ...
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Read More »Baltimore judge retires after facing third disciplinary case
Embattled Baltimore City District Judge Devy Patterson Russell retired Wednesday after being charged in a third disciplinary matter. Russell, who had been on the bench since 2006, had been serving a six-month suspension since July 1 as a sanction for yelling ...
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Read More »Hearing concludes against now-suspended Baltimore judge
ANNAPOLIS — A judicial discipline hearing against a Baltimore City District Court judge currently serving a suspension for prior misconduct concluded Monday with no timeline set for deliberations. The Court of Appeals suspended Judge Devy Patterson Russell for six months ...
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Read More »Russell’s judicial ethics hearing concludes; no timeline for deliberations
An ethics panel concluded a multi-day hearing for a Baltimore City District Court judge late Monday after the judge testified in her defense. Judge Devy Patterson Russell is charged with failing to carry out her duties, displaying contempt for instructions from ...
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Read More »Baltimore judge accuses colleagues of isolating her, created tension in ethics hearing testimony
ANNAPOLIS — A Baltimore District Court judge in the midst of a multi-day ethics hearing took the stand Monday, insisting she has not created the tense atmosphere alleged by colleagues and just wants to be permitted to do her job. ...
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Read More »Baltimore judge charged with ‘habitual delays’ in warrant processing
A Baltimore City District Court judge is accused of failing to properly process at least 135 search warrants between 2007 and 2015 and instructing a law clerk to destroy unprocessed warrants in 2016.
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Read More »Program allows vacating of failure-to-appear warrants in Baltimore
Individuals who have active failure-to-appear warrants on misdemeanor offenses in Baltimore will have the opportunity to vacate the warrants and get a new court date scheduled through a program by the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law’s ...
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Read More »Session provides basic training in veterans’ court
Baltimore city’s fledgling Veterans’ Treatment Docket just launched in October, but organizers are ready to share their model with the state. “So You Want to Start a Veterans’ Court?” will explain how Baltimore created its docket and how it works ...
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