Morrissey bans ‘blue line’ imagery on district court judges, staff apparel

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Having district court commissioners determine if defendants are indigent would compromise the commissioners’ ability to be neutral arbiters in cases, Chief Maryland District Court Judge John P. Morrissey told state senators Thursday. ‘We are not the prosecuting body,’ he said. ‘We are the neutral body.’(Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

Maryland District Court Chief Judge John P. Morrissey has told his fellow jurists and court staff not to wear any apparel that displays the “blue line” of support for law enforcement while they are on duty or on court property, ...

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Md. trial courts to fully resume Oct. 5; other proceedings phased in earlier

May 26, 2020 Comments Off on Md. trial courts to fully resume Oct. 5; other proceedings phased in earlier

10.15.13 BALTIMORE, MD- Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Maryland Court of Appeals. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

Maryland’s trial courts will return to “full operations” including jury trials on Oct. 5 following a summer of gradual resumptions of court proceedings, including evictions, foreclosures and bench trials, the state’s top judge stated Friday evening. “The details in the ...

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Morrissey bans ‘blue line’ imagery on district court judges, staff apparel

Md. trial courts to fully resume Oct. 5; other proceedings phased in earlier