Although we will never have a perfect election system, our system of electing for circuit court judges (the only judicial level that requires a non-retention election) can improve drastically.

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President Donald Trump's second year in office is proving to be his most successful yet in seeing through his promise to remake the federal judiciary.

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We are in the midst of an increased willingness of lawyers and litigants to use the judicial discipline commission to air their legitimate and illegitimate grievances.

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Judge Aaron Persky says he would handle the sexual assault case of former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner the same way today as he did almost two years ago, though it's the reason he is the target of a recall election Tuesday and has become the self-described "most hated man on the internet."

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On March 22, the Court of Appeals dismissed judicial disciplinary proceedings against Howard County District Judge Mary C. Reese. (The court’s reasons are to be stated in an opinion to be filed.) Five days later, the Court of Appeals held ...

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The link between the lack of progress toward abolishing contested judicial elections of circuit court judges and the failure of the state to create a rigorous but fair program of judicial performance evaluations is unmistakable.

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Gov. Larry Hogan appointed an assistant attorney general and a family magistrate to fill two vacancies on the Prince George’s County Circuit Court bench. Peter K. Killough has been with the Maryland Office of the Attorney General since 2009 and ...

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In each issue of Path to Excellence, we ask a successful woman, “What’s in your purse?” This month, we spoke to Judge JoAnn Ellinghaus-Jones, District Court for Carroll County. When Judge JoAnn Ellinghaus-Jones speaks at schools about her work as a District ...

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After two years without any additional judges, the Maryland Judiciary is hopeful that some of the most bogged-down jurisdictions will see additions to their ranks in the next fiscal year. Two bills cross-filed in the General Assembly propose to add ...

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Eight jurisdictions are seeking to add circuit court judges to their ranks through bills cross-filed last week in the General Assembly. Requested by the Maryland Judiciary, House Bill 70 and Senate Bill 117 would add a total of 11 circuit ...

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