Archive | Certiorari Petitions RSS for this section

Maryland Certiorari Statistics, 2024 Term

By Steve Klepper

The judiciary’s annual statistical reports give the overall grant rate for civil and criminal certiorari petitions. But, because unrepresented (pro se) parties file the majority of petitions each year, the overall statistics are not terribly helpful for lawyers in advising their clients regarding the odds of certiorari.

Below are the statistics for the Court’s 2024 Term (petitions docketed 3/1/2024 to 2/29/2025), alongside the statistics for the 2023 Term (3/1/2023 to 2/29/2024) and 2022 Term (3/1/2022 to 2/28/2023) for comparison.

Read More…

May 2025 Maryland Certiorari Grants

Today the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in one civil appeal and two criminal appeals. In two of the opinions under review, Judge Harrell dissented from the Appellate Court’s opinion).

Read More…

SCM adds one new case for this Term

The Supreme Court of Maryland today granted expedited bypass review in one case, adding it to the Court’s argument calendar for June 5, the last scheduled argument day for the September 2024 Term. A space opened up on the Court’s calendar upon the voluntary dismissal last week of In re Expungement Petition of Bradley B., which had been scheduled for argument on June 5.

Read More…

April 2025 Maryland Certiorari Grants Include Climate Change Litigation

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted two civil petitions, including in climate change litigation. Both matters have been scheduled for argument in October.

Read More…

March 2025 Maryland Certiorari Grants

The Supreme Court of Maryland on Friday granted review in five different appeals. The grant in the sealed In re: Criminal Investigation matter is on four different petitions. The questions differ slightly among the four petitions; we have listed the questions presented on No. 7, which is the most comprehensive.

Read More…

February 2025 Maryland Certiorari Grants

Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in two civil cases. It has assigned both cases for argument during the 2025 Term, which begins in September.

Read More…

January 2025 Maryland Certiorari Grants

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in five cases. (We’ve updated this post now that “Questions Presented” are publicly available for all five cases.)

Read More…

December 2024 Maryland Certiorari Grants

The Supreme Court of Maryland yesterday granted certiorari in four appeals.

Read More…

November 2024 Maryland Certiorari Grants

The Supreme Court of Maryland today granted review in four civil appeals and one criminal appeal.

Read More…

October 2024 Maryland Certiorari Grants

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in two civil cases and one criminal case.

Read More…