Section 13-504 – Powers and Duties of Director
The Director of the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library may: (1) Appoint employees, with the approval of the library committee, to assist in the performance of the duties of the Director. Employees shall be compensated as provided in the budget; (2) Not allow any book, map, or documents to be removed from the Thurgood Marshall State Law […]
Section 13-101.1 – State Court Administrator — Assessment of Drug Court Programs for Grant Purposes
(a) The State Court Administrator shall assess drug court programs in circuit courts, including juvenile courts, and the District Court to determine how to increase these programs in a manner sufficient to meet each county’s needs. (b) (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Administrative Office of the Courts request an appropriation of $2,000,000 […]
Section 13-601 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Administrator” means the State Court Administrator. (c) “Fund” means the Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund. (d) “Recordable instrument” means: (1) A deed, as defined in § 1–101 of the Real Property Article; and (2) Any other instrument affecting property that may be recorded under § 3–102 of […]
Section 13-102 – Court Administrators in Seventh Judicial Circuit
(a) In each county of the seventh judicial circuit, there may be a court administrator. The court administrator shall be appointed by the county administrative judge after consultation with the circuit administrative judge and shall hold office at the pleasure of the county administrative judge. The court administrator shall devote time and attention to the tasks, […]
Section 13-201 – Office Established; Appointment; Term
There is a position of State Reporter. The judges of the Court of Appeals shall appoint the State Reporter for a term of four years unless the judges remove him sooner. He is eligible for reappointment.
Section 12-604 – Power to Reformulate Question
The Court of Appeals of this State may reformulate a question of law certified to it.
Section 12-605 – Certification Order; Record
(a) The court certifying a question of law to the Court of Appeals of this State shall issue a certification order and forward it to the Court of Appeals of this State. (b) Before responding to a certified question, the Court of Appeals of this State may require the certifying court to deliver all or part of […]
Section 12-606 – Contents of Certification Order
(a) A certification order shall contain: (1) The question of law to be answered; (2) The facts relevant to the question, showing fully the nature of the controversy out of which the question arose; (3) A statement acknowledging that the Court of Appeals of this State, acting as the receiving court, may reformulate the question; and (4) The names and […]
Section 12-607 – Notice; Response
The Court of Appeals of this State, acting as a receiving court, shall notify the certifying court of acceptance or rejection of the question and, in accordance with notions of comity and fairness, respond to an accepted certified question as soon as practicable.
Section 12-608 – Procedures
(a) After the Court of Appeals of this State has accepted a certified question, proceedings are governed by the Maryland Rules. (b) Procedures for certification from this State to a receiving court are those provided in the rules and statutes of the receiving forum.