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Judge rejects challenge to Md. ‘broadcast ban’ on criminal trial audio

January 14, 2020 Comments Off on Judge rejects challenge to Md. ‘broadcast ban’ on criminal trial audio

The Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse in Baltimore. (The Daily Record / Heather Cobun)

A federal judge rejected a constitutional challenge to Maryland's ban on the recording or broadcasting of criminal court proceedings Tuesday, finding the law is a valid limitation that ensures fair trials.

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Judiciary AIS website experiences outages

September 5, 2019 Comments Off on Judiciary AIS website experiences outages

Due to high online traffic Thursday, the Attorney Information System (AIS) experienced temporary outages on the Maryland Courts website, causing issues for some lawyers attempting to pay their annual Client Protection Fund (CPF) assessment.

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Access to justice and the management of expectations

August 30, 2018 Comments Off on Access to justice and the management of expectations

Increasing access to justice will proceed more smoothly if we contemporaneously address and temper the enhanced expectations honestly and forthrightly

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Tragedy brings closer look at relationship between courts, media

July 12, 2018 Comments Off on Tragedy brings closer look at relationship between courts, media

This political and legal culture should compel both the judiciary and the responsible media to reinvigorate our defenses of each other, even when we disagree.

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Here’s who Hogan picked to be judges on Montgomery Co. Circuit Court

June 14, 2017 Comments Off on Here’s who Hogan picked to be judges on Montgomery Co. Circuit Court

Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday announced two judicial appointments to Montgomery County Circuit Court. Magistrate James A. Bonifant, a practitioner with 33 years of experience and a specialty in family law matters, and Kevin G. Hessler, a partner with Dragga, Hannon, ...

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General Assembly to again consider broadcasting sentencing hearings

January 18, 2017 Comments Off on General Assembly to again consider broadcasting sentencing hearings

Del. Frank M. Conaway Jr., D-Baltimore City and sponsor of a bill that would allow criminal sentencing proceedings to be televised, says it’s important to show people what goes on in court, particularly in the wake of the Justice Department findings and consent decree calling for reform of Baltimore’s criminal justice system. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

A Baltimore city delegate has reintroduced legislation to allow media organizations to film and broadcast criminal sentencing proceedings after his bill died in committee during last year’s General Assembly session. Del. Frank M. Conaway Jr.’s cameras in the courtroom bill ...

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Md. committee kills cameras-in-courtroom bill

February 12, 2016 Comments Off on Md. committee kills cameras-in-courtroom bill

The Maryland State House. (The Daily Record / Maximilian Franz)

A bill to allow the media to film and broadcast criminal sentencing proceedings, which was criticized by judges, attorneys and victims’ rights advocates, received an unfavorable committee report Thursday. Proposed by Del. Frank Conaway Jr., D-Baltimore City, House Bill 81 would ...

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House committee to consider cameras-in-courtrooms bill

January 29, 2016 Comments Off on House committee to consider cameras-in-courtrooms bill

A bill before the House of Delegates would permit the recording of sentencing proceedings in courtrooms, such as this one in Carroll County Circuit Court, with a judge’s consent. The Judiciary is against the proposed legislation.

Cameras are barred from criminal court proceedings in Maryland, but a bill introduced in the House of Delegates seeks to allow media representatives to record criminal sentencing proceedings with permission of the court. “As the press association, we always feel ...

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New circuit and administrative judges named in Western Maryland

October 20, 2015 Comments Off on New circuit and administrative judges named in Western Maryland

Washington County Circuit Judge M. Kenneth Long Jr. will become administrative judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit and Allegany County Circuit Judge W. Timothy Finan will become the county’s administrative judge next month, the Maryland Judiciary announced Monday. Long and ...

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Editorial Advisory Board: A bold step by the Judiciary

October 19, 2015 Comments Off on Editorial Advisory Board: A bold step by the Judiciary

The Maryland Judicial Council, the policy making body for the Maryland courts under the leadership of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, passed a resolution last month to cut the chains that have shackled juvenile offenders detained in ...

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