Maryland Statutes
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 1 - Court Structure and Organization

Subtitle 1 - Definitions

Section 1-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words or terms have...

Section 1-102 - Telephone Number on Letterhead Stationery - Any official letterhead stationery of the judicial department of State...

Subtitle 2 - General

Section 1-201 - Rule-Making Power - (a) The power of the Court of Appeals to make...

Section 1-202 - Contempt of Court - (a) A court may exercise the power to punish for...

Section 1-203 - Practice of Law by Judges Prohibited; Judges Hearing Cases Involving Former Partners - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 1-204 - Legal Residence of Judge Not Abandoned by Residence in Anne Arundel County - A judge of the Court of Appeals or the Court...

Section 1-205 - Disclosure of Personal Information on Website Prohibited - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 3 - Court of Appeals

Section 1-301 - Highest Court of State - The Court of Appeals of Maryland, established by Article IV,...

Section 1-302 - Recall of Former Judge for Temporary Assignment - (a) In this section, “former judge” means a judge who...

Subtitle 4 - Court of Special Appeals

Section 1-401 - Established - The Court of Special Appeals is established. It is an...

Section 1-402 - Composition - (a) The Court of Special Appeals consists of 15 judges,...

Section 1-403 - Sessions; Panels; Hearings in Banc - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Subtitle 5 - Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction

Section 1-501 - Jurisdiction and Powers in General - The circuit courts are the highest common-law and equity courts...

Section 1-502 - Jurisdiction as to Jury Offenses - Notwithstanding § 4-301(b)(1) or § 4-302 of this article, a...

Section 1-503 - Number of Judges - (a) In each county in the first seven judicial circuits...

Section 1-504 - Rental Space for Clerks of Court - (a) The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals shall...

Subtitle 6 - District Court

Section 1-601 - Established; Court of Record; Seal - The District Court of Maryland is established. It is the...

Section 1-602 - Districts - For the purposes of operation and administration of the District...

Section 1-603 - Chief Judge; Composition of Court; Places of Sitting - (a) The court is composed of a Chief Judge and...

Section 1-603.1 - Judge L. Leonard Ruben District Courthouse Named - The District Courthouse, located at 8552 Second Avenue, Silver Spring,...

Section 1-603.2 - H. Wayne Norman, jr., Memorial Plaza - The plaza located on the south side of the Mary...

Section 1-605 - Powers and Duties of Chief Judge - (a) The Chief Judge of the District Court is the...

Section 1-606 - Office for Chief Judge and Chief Clerk - The State shall provide at a central location adequate and...

Section 1-607 - Administrative Judges; Functional Divisions - The Chief Judge of the District Court, subject to the...

Section 1-608 - Cost of Administration, etc., of System; Disposition of Revenues - (a) The cost of maintenance, operation, and administration, and of...

Section 1-609 - Warrants; Writs - (a) When and in the manner authorized by law, a...

Subtitle 7 - Judicial Salaries and Allowances

Section 1-701 - Compensation Not to Be Diminished During Term - A judge’s salary may not be diminished during his continuance...

Section 1-702 - Judicial Salaries Established - (a) Subject to the provisions of § 1-701 of this...

Section 1-703 - Pay Plan; Automatic Salary Increases - (a) Title 8, Subtitle 1 of the State Personnel and...

Section 1-704 - Budget Treatment of Increases in Judicial Salaries - Any increase in judicial salary shall be included in the...

Section 1-705 - Supplementation of Salaries Prohibited - (a) In this subtitle, “supplementation” means any payment from a...

Section 1-706 - Reimbursement for Expenses - (a) A judge is entitled to mileage, at the rate...

Section 1-707 - Health or Hospitalization Benefits for Certain Judges of District Court - A judge of the District Court who has continued in...

Section 1-708 - Judicial Compensation Commission - (a) The salaries and pensions of the judges of the...