Maryland’s courts will return to normal operations next week, marking the first time since March 2020 that the judiciary hasn’t run under a phased COVID-19 reopening plan. In a series of orders issued Monday, Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge ...

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The General Assembly’s auditing arm recommended that lawmakers cut $6.7 million from the Maryland Judiciary’s $695.5 million budget request.

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The Maryland Judiciary seeks $695.5 million in fiscal year 2023 – a 4.4% increase from the $666.2 million appropriated for the judicial branch this fiscal year, which ends June 30. The budget request includes $624.7 million from the state’s general ...

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The Maryland Judiciary seeks $665.4 million in fiscal year 2022 – a 4.8% increase from the $634.6 million appropriated for the judicial branch this fiscal year, which ends June 30. The budget request includes $591.7 million from the state’s general ...

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Maryland courts will remain closed to the public until May 1, Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera announced Wednesday in a new administrative order.

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Under a bill now on the governor’s desk, Maryland’s public Case Search website would no longer display criminal charges that did not end with a conviction. The bill passed the Maryland General Assembly shortly before legislators adjourned last week. The ...

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Using technology to conduct judicial business remotely has grown in popularity in recent years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made the practice  almost a necessity for Maryland courts, as they take steps to allow cases and hearings to be conducted ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top court will vote Monday afternoon on a COVID-19 pandemic-inspired proposal to give its chief judge sweeping emergency authority to have cases moved to other courthouses or, if necessary, to any suitable and available building. Court of ...

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Maryland courts will suspend all non-essential judicial activities effective immediately and suspend all jury trials beginning Monday in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera issued an order Thursday evening suspending out-of-state and out-of-country travel, requiring the minimization ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top judge would be given sweeping emergency authority to have cases moved to other courthouses or, if necessary, to any suitable and available building under a proposal the state Judiciary’s rules committee will consider Friday in response ...

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