A Worcester County circuit judge was arrested and charged with driving under the influence in September after a state police trooper pulled her over near Ocean City.

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The Maryland commission in charge of investigating and disciplining judges recommended a suspension for one judge and issued a public reprimand to a second during fiscal year 2019, according to its annual report. The commission opened files for 204 complaints between July ...

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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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In an attempt to address problems cited by judges and the Court of Appeals, a proposed update to Maryland’s rules governing judicial ethics would create an avenue for Court of Appeals review, allow immediate notice of complaints and require discovery disclosures. ...

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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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A disciplinary panel voted to publicly reprimand a Prince George's County District Court judge who failed to disclose a previous private reprimand when he applied to the circuit court.

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Maryland’s top court has ordered a Judiciary committee to revisit amendments to the judicial discipline rules, changes set aside in 2016 while a challenge to the process was on appeal. The Court of Appeals last week told the Standing Committee ...

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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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The top court found investigators for the state judicial ethics panel did not prove sanctionable conduct beyond a reasonable doubt.

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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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