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Standing Comittee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
PROPOSED RULES CHANGES AND RECENT RULES ORDERS

REPORT SUBMITTED TO COURT OF APPEALS DATE OF COURT'S
OPEN MEETING
RULES ORDER
178th Report - Part 1
PDF
04-29-13    
177th Report
PDF
3-28-13    
Supplement to the 176th Report
PDF

176th Report
PDF
4-05-13




2-07-13


04-18-13 @ 1 p.m.
(see Revised NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 05-01-13
175th Report
PDF
12-14-12 02-21-13 @ 1 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 03-11-13
174th Report
PDF
7-26-12 10-18-12 @ 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)

9-20-12 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)

Rules Order -
Categories 1, 4, 5, 9 & 12
WP PDF
filed 11-01-12

Rules Order - Categories 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 11
WP PDF
filed 10-04-12
Supplement to the 173rd Report
PDF

173rd Report
PDF
5-04-12





2-03-12
6-11-12 at 3 p.m.
(see NOTICE)



2-16-12 at 1 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 06-12-12
172 Report
PDF
9-20-11 10-11-11 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 10-11-11
171st Report
PDF
7-01-11 9-07-11 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
Supplemental Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 09-15-11

Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 09-08-11
170th Report
PDF
4-15-11    
169th Report
PDF
4-15-11 4-21-11 at 1 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 04-21-11
Supplement to the 168th Report
PDF

168th Report
PDF

 

 

3-16-11

9-07-11
(See NOTICE)


6-06-11 at 2 p.m.
(See NOTICE)


5-19-11 at 1 p.m.
(see NOTICE)

Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 09-08-11

Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 06-07-11

Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 06-07-11
167th Report
PDF
2-15-11 3-7-11 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 03-07-11
166th Report
PDF


165th Report
WP PDF


10-15-10



8-24-10



10-19-10 at 1 p.m.
(see NOTICE)

Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 10-20-10

Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 10-20-10
164th Report
WP PDF

5-21-10 6-7-10 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 06-07-10
163rd Report
WP PDF

Draft Maryland Code of Judicial Conduct, based on the 2007 ABA Model Code
WP PDF

Report of the Maryland Committee to Review the 2007 ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct

1-13-10 3-8-10 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 03-09-10
Rule 16-104 (Judicial Leave)  

01-12-10


12-15-09
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 01-12-10

Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 12-15-09
Letter Report - Rule 9-206
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09-23-09 10-05-09 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 10-05-09
162nd Report
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Supplement to the 162nd Report
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07-01-09 09-09-09 at 2 p.m.
(See NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 09-10-09
161st Report
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Supplement to the 161st Report
WP PDF

05-26-09

 

06-09-09

06-16-09 at 1 p.m.
(See NOTICE)

 


Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 06-16-09
Rule 16-104 (Judicial Leave)   12-30-08 Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 12-30-08
160th Report
WP PDF
12-03-08 02-09-09 at 2 p.m.
(See NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 02-10-09
159th Report
WP PDF
07-14-08 07-22-08 at 10 a.m.
(See NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 07-22-08
Letter Report - Rule 9-206
WP PDF

11-15-07 12-03-07 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 12-04-07
158th Report
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Supplement to the 158th Report - Category 3 - Criminal Discovery Rules
WP PDF
09-26-07 12-03-07 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)




04-07-08 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 12-04-07


Rules Order
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filed 04-08-08
Revised State Pro Bono Action Plan December 2006 03-12-07 Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 04-10-07
Letter Report - Rules 16-606.1, 16-602, 16-609, and 1.15
WP PDF
01-22-07 03-12-07 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
 Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 03-12-07
157th Report
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Revisions to Deferred Rules

12-19-06

04-11-07 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)
 



06-04-07 at 2 p.m.
(see NOTICE)

Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 05-08-07


Rules Order
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filed 06-04-07
Letter Report - Rules 16-813 and 16-815

Interim Report of the Study Group on Recalled Judges


07-12-06


12-01-05

11-06-06
(see NOTICE)
 
Letter Report - Rules 16-1009 and 16-1007
WP PDF

07-12-06 07-25-06
 Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 07-25-06
Letter Report - Rules 14-204, 14-205, and 14-206
WP PDF
01-06-06 01-10-06 Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 01-10-06
156th Report
WP PDF

Supplement to 156th Report
WP PDF

10-27-05

 

12-16-05

01-10-06



01-10-06



03-06-06



04-10-06
(see NOTICE)

Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 01-10-06




Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 03-07-06

Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 04-10-06
Authorization for Attorneys Displaced by Hurricane Katrina to Practice from Maryland 09-29-05 09-29-05 Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 09-29-05
155th Report 
WP PDF
09-12-05 11-07-05 Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 11-08-05

Proposed amendments to Bar Admission Rules 1, 7, and 8, recommended by the State Board of Law Examiners

 
09-06-05
Rules Order
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filed 09-13-05

Rule 16-760(d)(2)
prohibits disbarred or suspended attorneys from employment as paralegals

 

 

Proposed amendments to Rule 16-760 and Rule 5.3 of the Md. Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct
WP PDF

09-06-05
various parties argued in open court to repeal, modify, or defer the Rule

 


12-16-05

10-11-05
(following the hearing on 09-06-05 the court scheduled an open Rules meeting to decide whether to repeal, modify, or defer the Rule)


02-06-06

 

Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 06-02-05

Order
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filed 08-08-05


Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 03-03-06
Report of the Select Committee appointed by the Court of Appeals to study the Ethics 2000 Amendments to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
PDF
12-16-03 01-10-05 Rules Order
WP PDF
filed 02-08-05
154th Report 
WP PDF
01-10-05 04-04-05 Rules Order 
WP PDF

filed 04-05-05

Report of the Judicial Ethics Committee and 153rd Report of the Rules Committee
WP PDF
06-30-04 11-08-04 Rules Order
WP PDF

filed 12-02-04

Letter Report Rule 4-345 
(Sentencing--Revisory Power of Court)
WP PDF
 
02-17-04  05-10-04 Rules Order 
WP PDF
filed 05-11-04
Recommendations (in PDF) to the Court of Appeals from the Court Committee designated to develop rules regarding access to court records  11-17-03 02-06-04 Rules Order 
PDF
filed 03-04-04
152nd
 
WP PDF
note: the PDF version provides links to help navigate the report
07-30-03  12-08-03
11-10-03
10-7-03
152nd Rules Order 
WP PDF
filed 11-12-03

152nd Rules Order 

WP PDF
filed 12-08-03
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