The Maryland Judiciary seeks $619.5 million in fiscal year 2020 – a 7.4 percent increase from the $576.6 million appropriated for the judicial branch this fiscal year, which ends June 30. The request includes $549.1 million from the state’s general ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top judge will address a joint General Assembly session on Feb. 6 to offer an assessment of the state of the Judiciary, a spokeswoman for the jurist said Wednesday. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera ...

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Maryland attorneys won't be reporting their pro bono hours and Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts in January as the Maryland Judiciary is shifting reporting deadlines to mid-year to coincide with the annual assessment.

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The Maryland bar gave nearly 11,000 more hours in pro bono work in 2017 compared to the previous year, and attorneys increased their contributions to legal services organizations, according to an annual report from the Maryland Judiciary released this week. ...

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The Maryland Judiciary temporarily suspended access to Case Search on Tuesday to fix technical issues causing poor response time on the site.

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Here are but a handful of ways in which you, too, may find the online home of the Maryland court system of utility to your practice.

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A new self-help center in Frederick will offer free legal advice in civil matters for self-represented litigants in both district and circuit courts, a first in the state.

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The Maryland Judiciary is taking a page out of your doctor’s handbook and will soon be able to text reminders about court dates to anyone who opts into the system.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Judiciary walked away with a split decision from the Board of Public Works Wednesday after the three-member panel voted to eliminate some filing fees and rejected a request to impose new ones. The fee changes requested by ...

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The Court of Appeals held an emergency meeting March 6 and restored deleted language from the rule on remote access to case records.

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