February 7, 2020
Comments Off on Rules committee approves changes to court e-filing process
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s electronic court filing system will no longer allow attorneys to shield documents from the public with the click of a button under proposed rules approved by a committee Friday. District Court Chief Judge John P. Morrissey thanked ...
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February 3, 2020
Comments Off on Rules committee proposes stricter process for confidential e-filing
The Maryland Judiciary has proposed new rules to crack down on potential misuse of an electronic filing feature that allows attorneys to shield documents from public view. The Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure fast-tracked the ...
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January 7, 2020
Comments Off on Judge keeps seal on portion of records in newsroom shooting case
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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November 11, 2019
Comments Off on Montgomery County MDEC rollout pushed to 2020
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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February 22, 2019
Comments Off on Baltimore Co. courts implement mandatory e-filing system
Baltimore County is the latest jurisdiction to implement the state’s electronic filing system, known as Maryland Electronic Courts or MDEC, the largest expansion of the program to date, the Maryland Judiciary announced Friday. MDEC was implemented in the county on ...
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October 23, 2018
Comments Off on Case Search functionality returned
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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June 16, 2017
Comments Off on Judiciary’s electronic filing expands to southern Maryland
Maryland’s electronic case management system has expanded to southern Maryland
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December 13, 2016
Comments Off on Mandatory e-filing expands to four new counties in Md.
Maryland’s electronic case filing system, known as Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC), has expanded to Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore. Starting Monday, attorneys filing civil and criminal cases in district and circuit court in those counties, ...
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July 15, 2016
Comments Off on E-filing expands to Md.’s Eastern Shore
Maryland’s electronic case filing system, known as Maryland Electronic Courts or MDEC, is expanding to Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties starting July 18, according to the Maryland Judiciary. E-filing will be mandatory for attorneys filing civil and ...
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September 27, 2015
Comments Off on For district court chief judge Morrissey, never a dull moment
The vacancy on Maryland’s top court appeared to be ideal for John P. Morrissey, chief judge of the Maryland District Court.
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