Listening Sessions
The Equal Justice Committee wants to hear from you to know where there may be bias in the Maryland Rules and when Rules are applied with discriminatory or unfair consequence. Members of the bar and the public are invited to participate in listening sessions to identify Rules or practices that appear consciously or implicitly biased.
Dates
- Equal Justice Committee Listening Sessions
(links will become active as soon as registration opens)Community Outreach Forums
- October 24, 2024: Allegany County Community Forum on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment within the Courts, Alternativesto Incarceration
- September 12, 2024: Montgomery County Community Forum on Navigating Family Matters in the Court: Custody, Child Support, Divorce, and Domestic Violence (Spanish)
- May 9, 2024: Harford County and Upper Shore Community Forum on Bail Review: Past, Present, and Future (Spanish) | Video
- February 23, 2023: Carroll County Community Forum on Substance Use Disorder, Treatment, and Recovery Programs within the Courts (Spanish) | Video
- September 22, 2022: Frederick County Community Forum on Domestic Relations and the Courts (Spanish) | Video
- July 12, 2022: Howard County Community Forum on Domestic Violence (Spanish | Korean) | Video
- June 7, 2022: Baltimore City Community Forum on Sentencing Alternatives for Defendants with Substance Use Disorder (Spanish) | Video
- February 24, 2022: Prince George’s County Community Forum on Guardianship, Youth in Care, and Services for People in Need (Spanish | French) | Video
- November 18, 2021: Anne Arundel County Community Forum on Sentencing | Video
- October 28, 2021: Baltimore County Community Forum on Sentencing Alternatives for Defendants with Significant Drug and/or Alcohol Disorders | Video
- July 15, 2021: Montgomery County Community Forum on Juvenile Justice | Español | Audio
Maryland Rules Listening Sessions
Complete Schedule- June 14, 2021: Landlord-Tenant Listening Session
- June 16, 2021: Civil Procedure Listening Session
- June 21, 2021: Domestic Violence and Protective Orders
- June 23, 2021: Admission to the Bar and Ethics
- June 28, 2021: Criminal Procedure
- June 30, 2021: Pattern Jury Instructions
- July 7, 2021: Divorce
- July 12, 2021: Guardianship
- July 14, 2021: Child Custody
- July 19, 2021: Evidence
- July 26, 2021: Probate/Estate Law
- July 28, 2021: Juvenile Delinquency and CINA