January 2022 Maryland Certiorari Grants
The Maryland Court of Appeals today granted certiorari in four civil cases and two criminal cases.
Read More…Three COSA Judges Nominated for Vacancy on Court of Appeals (Howard County and Western Maryland)
The Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission today nominated three sitting appellate judges for the Court of Appeals vacancy that will arise when Chief Judge Joseph M. Getty turns 70 this coming April. This seat on the State’s highest court is for the Third Appellate Judicial Circuit, which includes Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard and Washington Counties. The nominees are:
Read More…Six Nominated for Baltimore County & Harford County Seat on Maryland Court of Appeals
Today, the Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission nominated five judges and one attorney for the seat on the Court of Appeals of Maryland that will become vacant when Judge Robert McDonald reaches mandatory retirement age next month. The nominees are:
Read More…Governor Hogan Appoints Rosalyn Tang to Court of Special Appeals
Today, Governor Larry Hogan announced the appointment of Rosalyn Tang to the seat on the Court of Special Appeals vacated upon the elevation of Judge Steven Gould to the Court of Appeals. She was among seven nominees for the vacancy. The press release states:
Read More…Weighing Controlling and Persuasive Daubert Authorities for Maryland State Courts
Since Maryland’s formal adoption of the Daubert standard for admitting expert testimony in Rochkind v. Stevenson, 471 Md. 1 (2020), many Maryland judges and practitioners have sought more specific guidance on how to apply our new standard. Among the many questions, what weight do Daubert cases from outside Maryland hold? And how important are the official Advisory Committee notes for Federal Rule 702 now that Maryland—by adopting the standard that federal courts use to construe FRE 702—has essentially adopted FRE 702?
Read More…Release on Bond Pending Criminal Appeals in Maryland
There is a paucity of Maryland appellate opinions addressing the denial of bail pending an appeal after a criminal conviction. There exists one opinion in the Court of Appeals authored in 1970[1] and six opinions in the Court of Special Appeals authored between 1972 and 1984.[2]
By no means does this dearth of recent appellate cases indicate that defendants nowadays are getting bail pending appeal every time they ask for it. Rather, very few defendants ask for bail pending appeal, and those who do rarely seek appellate review after their request for release is denied.
Why is that? Why isn’t it more appealing to ask for an appeal bond?
Read More…Judge Diana Motz to Take Senior Status
The U.S. Courts website shows that, on December 13, Fourth Circuit Judge Diana Gribbon Motz announced her intent to take senior status upon confirmation of her successor. The Baltimore-based judge served on the Court of Special Appeals from 1991 to 1994, until her nomination to the Fourth Circuit by President Clinton and confirmation by the Senate on a voice vote.
Read More…December 2021 Maryland Certiorari Grants
The Maryland Court of Appeals yesterday granted certiorari in five appeals, all of them civil cases.
Read More…Seven Nominated for Montgomery County COSA Vacancy
The Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission has nominated three judges and four practitioners for the vacancy created on the Court of Special Appeals when Governor Hogan elevated Judge Steven Gould to the Court of Appeals.
The nominees are:
Read More…Seven apply for Maryland Court of Appeals Vacancy (Third Appellate Circuit)
Four judges and three attorneys have applied for the Court of Appeals vacancy that will arise when Chief Judge Joseph M. Getty turns 70 this coming April. This expanded list of applicants comes after the vacancy was “re-advertised at the request of the Governor in order to attract as broad a field of candidates as possible consistent with his commitment to diversity and outreach.”
This seat on the State’s highest court is for the Third Appellate Judicial Circuit, which includes Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard and Washington Counties. The applicants are:
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