The top district court judge in Maryland on Thursday described morale at Baltimore City District Court as "non-existent" as a result of conflicts involving Judge Devy Patterson Russell.

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Baltimore City District Court Administrative Judge Barbara B. Waxman had heard complaints about Judge Devy Patterson Russell berating courtroom clerks and being unprofessional to her colleagues on the bench.

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Investigators accused a Baltimore City District Court judge of discourteous and bullying behavior as well as not properly processing search warrants at the start Monday of a multi-day ethics hearing.

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The state judicial ethics panel has accused a Prince George's County District Court judge of lying on a questionnaire he submitted when he applied to the circuit court in 2016.

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Disciplinary proceedings against an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge were cancelled Friday in light of the judge's pending disability-related retirement.

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ANNAPOLIS — An attorney for a Howard County District Court judge facing disciplinary action cautioned the Court of Appeals on Tuesday that the investigation and hearing process will be lawless and arbitrary unless the court issues guidance in his client’s ...

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A Howard County District Court judge is facing disciplinary action stemming from her comments to two women appearing before her in relationship violence-related hearings. Both complaints against Judge Mary C. Reese were initiated by the Women’s Law Center of Maryland, ...

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A Baltimore city judge agreed to extend her probation with the state’s Commission on Judicial Disabilities to resolve charges that she engaged in unprofessional behavior on the bench shortly after serving a suspension for similar issues. Baltimore City Circuit Judge ...

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The Maryland Commission on Judicial Disabilities has dismissed allegations of judicial ethics violations against Harford County Circuit Judge William O. Carr after the judge argued investigators denied him due process. The commission granted Carr’s motion to dismiss after investigators filed, ...

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