Maryland Judiciary - Publications and Reports

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Publications and Reports - Most of the following documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF).

Publications

Amicus Curiarum - abstracted highlights of selected appellate opinions - Archive

Annual Reports

Justice Matters - the Judiciary's newsletter - Archive

Justice Matters goes online - Spring-Summer 2009 vol. 12, no. 4
Winter 2008-2009
Fall 2008
Summer 2008
February 2008 [ part 1 l part 2 l part 3 ]
November 2007
August 2007
May 2007
February 2007
November 2006
September 2006
June 2006
March 2006

Brochures

Access to Maryland's Court Records
District Court brochures: Bad Checks, Criminal Complaint, Criminal Defendant, Detinue and Replevin, Expungement, Landlord and Tenant, Tenant and Landlord, Failure to Pay Rent, Mediation, Peace & Protective Orders, Post Judgment, Small Claims, Traffic Citations, Transcripts and Recordings, Wage Garnishment
District Court Administrative Regulations
Jury Brochure - An Informative Guide
Grand Jury Handbook: serving on a Grand Jury
Juvenile Court: Overview of the Juvenile Court System
Cameras in the Courtroom - Rules and Guidelines for Their Use
Informative Guide to the Maryland Judicial System
Speakers Bureau

Miscellaneous

The Journalist's Guide to Maryland's Legal System
Niles'_Maryland Constitutional Law (Note: this is an exceptionally large document. Depending on your PC's available memory, you may have difficulty viewing the file. For those viewers experiencing difficulty, you may wish to View the File in Sections.
Records Retention and Disposal Schedule for Maryland Circuit Courts
Activity and Coloring Books
Maryland Judiciary bookmarks

Reports
Maryland Committee to Review the 2007 Model Code of Judicial Conduct Proposed by the American Bar Association (June 2009) Report of the Committee to Study Extended Media Coverage of Criminal Trial Proceedings in Maryland (February 2008) Report of the Bail System Task Force (December 2007) Clearing a Path to Justice: A Report of the Maryland Judiciary Work Group on Self-Representation in the Maryland Courts (August 2007) Final Report and Recommendations of the Commission on Professionalism (May 2006) 2005 Laws Passed Court Reporting Manual (2005) Report on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Judicial Process (June 2004) Final Report of the Select Committee to Study the Ethics 2000 Amendments to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (December 2003) Maryland Judicial Task Force on Professionalism - Report and Recommendations (November 2003) Report of the Ad Hoc Court Reporters' Committee and Proposed Court Reporting Manual (2003 Baltimore City New Criminal Initiatives for Felony Docket (May 2003) Baltimore City Grand Jury Report - 2003) Making the "System" Work in the Baltimore Criminal Justice System: An Evaluation of Early Disposition Court(March 2002) Final Draft Report of Committee on Access to Court Records Retrospective Report of the Select Committee on Gender Equality (October 2001)	Report of the Pretrial Release Project Advisory Committee Conference of Circuit Judges - Maryland Business & Technology Case Management Program - Implementation Committee - Final Report Business Technology and Task Force (Final) Report Mid-Year Report - Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Criminal Docket (August 2001) Report and Recommendations - Council on Jury Use and Management (April 2000) Report and Recommendations of the Maryland Judicial Commission on Pro Bono (Appendices not included) (March 2000) Report to the Legislature on the Usage of the Courtroom at the Central Booking and Intake Facility (November 1999)