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    Bar Admissions: Watch the Webcast

    December bar admissions ceremonies will be webcast live December 15 and 16 beginning at 8:45 a.m. The webcasts will also be archived and available to watch immediately following each event. Watch here..

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    Petition for Expungement of Records - Revised

    The Petition for Expungement of Records has been revised to comply with HB 304/Ch. 314; HB131/Ch. 69; SB651/Ch. 374 and as a result of the 188th Rules Report. See more.

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    Maryland Courts Self-Help Center Expands Free Services to the Public

    The Maryland Judiciary is expanding free self-help services for people who are representing themselves in civil cases in Maryland’s trial courts. Read more.

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    Attorneys - You Must E-file in Anne Arundel County

    Attorneys filing in Anne Arundel County must file electronically or their filings will not be accepted. Effective August 3, 2015, criminal and traffic filings must also be e-filed. Nonpayment of rent cases will continue to be exempt from mandatory e-filing until further notice. Read more.

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    Need an Interpreter in Court?

    The Maryland Judiciary has made two changes to the Maryland Rules to help ensure access to the courts for people with limited proficiency in English or who need an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Read more .

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Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) is Expanding to the Eastern Shore in 2016
E-filing is mandatory in Anne Arundel County and plans are underway to expand to all counties on the Eastern Shore in 2016. E-filing will be mandatory for all attorneys who file cases in the District and Circuit courts in Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties, as well as appellate filings that commence in those counties. Read More

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