ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Judiciary seeks $641.6 million in fiscal year 2021 – a 6% increase from the $605.5 million appropriated for the judicial branch this fiscal year, which ends June 30. The request includes $566.5 million from the state’s ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The judge presiding over the criminal case against the man accused of killing five Maryland newspaper employees in 2018 ordered a number of documents to remain under seal as the parties await the start of the second phase ...

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The six-month closure of the Towson District Court building will begin Friday afternoon, according to the Maryland Judiciary. Normal operations will resume in new facilities in Catonsville on Monday morning. The temporary relocation, to allow for a scheduled HVAC system ...

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The Maryland Judiciary has changed a video shown to potential jurors after attorneys raised concerns that it misstated the law on the role of juries in criminal trials. A video produced by the judiciary and available for use statewide since ...

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Charles County Circuit Court officials have rescinded a 2005 policy that prevented individuals from requesting and receiving copies of audio recordings, which is generally permitted under state rules. The administrative order, which prohibited the court from providing audio recordings to ...

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Towson District Court operations will relocate to new facilities in Catonsville in early January, the Maryland Judiciary announced Monday. The temporary relocation, to allow for a scheduled HVAC system replacement in Towson, is expected to last six months, according to a ...

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Montgomery County lawyers will have to wait to be able to file their cases electronically. Maryland’s MDEC — Maryland Electronic Courts — system has been rolled out in the most of the state, most recently in Baltimore County this year. But additional requirements have pushed ...

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The Baltimore City Circuit Court’s efforts to reduce its backlog of asbestos cases belies any need for statutory, regulatory or budgetary changes to how these personal injury claims are currently handled, the Maryland Judiciary stated this week in a report ...

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Towson District Court operations will move temporarily to Catonsville later this year to allow for a scheduled HVAC system replacement in Towson. The temporary relocation is expected to last six months. The date for the move will be announced in ...

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Maryland Judiciary Case Search will soon include access to appellate court cases, the judiciary confirmed Friday. A notice appeared on the database’s home page earlier this month announcing that Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals cases would be ...

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