Maryland Judiciary Annual Report, July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998

• NCJ Number: 178529
• Author(s): Lisa Craft; Faye Gaskin; Marilyn Harbertson; Debra Kaminski
• Date Published: 1998
• Length: 155 pages
• Corporate Author: Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts
• Sale Source: Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Annual/Periodic)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The 1997-1998 annual report of the Maryland judiciary describes the workings of the judicial system in terms of judicial revenues and expenditures, judicial administration, court-related units, judicial conferences, judge appointment and removal, and legislation affecting the courts.

Abstract

The report lists revenue and expenditure components of the state-funded judicial budget. The organization of the judicial system is covered with respect to the Court of Appeals, the Court of Special Appeals, circuit courts, the District Court, and the Orphans' Court. Judicial administration is examined in terms of the Administrative Office of the Courts, human resources, the Judicial Institute of Maryland, judicial information systems, circuit court management services, the Select Committee on Gender Equality, fiscal management and procurement, judge assignment, the Court Information Office, and the District Court of Maryland. Court-related units are noted as the Board of Law Examiners, the Rules Committee, the Maryland State Law Library, the Attorney Grievance Commission, and the Clients' Security Trust Fund. Final sections of the report focus on the appointment, discipline, and removal of judges and on 1998 legislation affecting the courts. A list of Americans With Disabilities Act coordinators is appended. Tables, figures, and photographs