| Maryland Judicial Conference (established
by Rule 16-802): The Conference consists of all judges of the Court
of Appeals, the Court of Special Appeals, the Circuit Courts, and
the District Court of Maryland. The Chief Judge of the Court of
Appeals serves as chair, and the State Court Administrator as executive
secretary.
In an effort to establish a more effective and representative means
of governance, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, as the constitutional
leader of the Maryland Judiciary, in collaboration with other judicial
leaders, established the Judicial Cabinet and the Maryland Judicial
Council.
Judicial Cabinet: The Cabinet is chaired by the
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and is composed of the Chief
Judge of the Court of Special Appeals, the Chair of the Conference
of Circuit Judges, the Chief Judge of the District Court, and the
State Court Administrator. Assisting the Chief Judge in the superintendence
of the Judiciary, the Cabinet considers policies affecting the judicial
system.
Judicial Council: The Maryland Judicial Council
was formed to oversee the Judicial Conference and serve as the principal
policy advisory body to the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.
Composed of judges from each court level, administrators and clerks,
the Council makes programmatic and policy recommendations affecting
the entire court system. Current
Judicial Council
The Judicial Conference establishes Committees
it considers necessary or desirable and appoints a chair and members
of each committee. Each committee makes a report to the Judicial
Council and submits an annual report to the Conference. Current
committees include:
Organizational
Charts of the Judicial System including judges/jurisdiction
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