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- Jurisdiction
- Maryland
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Md. Const. art. IV, sec. 18; Md. Rules Title 16, Chapter 1000
- Issued
- 2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-16
- End
- Extended Apr. 3, 2020 and thereafter; jury trials resumed Oct. 5, 2020, re-suspended Nov. 16, 2020, resumed Apr. 26, 2021 (MD-085, MD-086, MD-088) (read as 2020-09-30)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- Circuit Courts
- litigants, jurors, counsel
- Functions reached
- CT courts (litigation, collections, foreclosure, contract enforcement)
- PJ legal projects
- WF jurors
- Collection
- Maryland MD
Operative words
(a) All civil and criminal jury trials in the Circuit Courts throughout the state of Maryland scheduled to begin on March 16, 2020, through April 3, 2020, shall be suspended on an emergency basis pending further Order of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals; and (b) In criminal matters with jury trials pending during the above time period, county administrative judges shall hold hearings as necessary to resolve Maryland Rule 4-271 issues in individual cases and to set a new trial date.
Enforcement
Administrative order binding on all Maryland courts
Retrieval noteJudiciary archive copy (image PDF with archival certification); read from rendered page.