Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals

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The Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals is the head of Maryland’s highest court and judiciary, overseeing the administration of justice and the state court system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief judge position ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ
appliesLawOf Maryland ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ
federal law when applicable ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Maryland
appointedBy Governor of Maryland ⓘ
confirmedBy Maryland Senate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
hasDuty assigning judges to courts as authorized by law ⓘ
participating in deciding appeals in the Maryland Court of Appeals ⓘ
presiding over oral arguments in the Maryland Court of Appeals ⓘ
serving as administrative head of the Maryland judicial branch ⓘ
supervising the administration of the Maryland judicial system ⓘ
hasJurisdiction statewide appellate jurisdiction in Maryland ⓘ
hasPower adopt or approve rules of practice and procedure with the court ⓘ
issue administrative orders for Maryland courts ⓘ
hasSeat Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building ⓘ
headOf Maryland Court of Appeals ⓘ
Maryland judiciary ⓘ
isComparableTo Chief Justice of a state supreme court in the United States ⓘ
isHeadOfBranch judicial branch of Maryland state government ⓘ
isHighestJudicialOfficerOf State of Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Maryland
isResponsibleFor ensuring efficient operation of Maryland courts ⓘ
ensuring fair administration of justice in Maryland courts ⓘ
isSuccessorTo Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Annapolis, Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Annapolis
memberOf Maryland Court of Appeals ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Constitution of Maryland ⓘ
officeHoldersAreMembersOf Maryland State Bar (as licensed attorneys) ⓘ
linked to: Maryland Bar
officeHoldersHaveStyle The Honorable ⓘ
officeHoldersHaveTitle Chief Judge ⓘ
officeHoldersMayChair judicial committees and commissions in Maryland ⓘ
officeHoldersMustBe lawyers admitted to practice law in Maryland ⓘ
officeHoldersParticipateIn judicial policymaking for Maryland courts ⓘ
officeHoldersServeUntil mandatory judicial retirement age set by Maryland law ⓘ
officeHoldersSitOn Maryland Court of Appeals en banc ⓘ
oversees Maryland state court system ⓘ
administration of justice in Maryland state courts ⓘ
judicial administration in Maryland ⓘ
partOf Judiciary of Maryland ⓘ
positionHeldIn Maryland Court of Appeals ⓘ
presidesOver Maryland Court of Appeals ⓘ
worksWith Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts ⓘ

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Governor of Maryland → oathAdministeredBy → Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland → oathOfOfficeAdministeredBy → Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals ⓘ
Thomas Johnson Jr. → positionHeld → Chief Judge of the Maryland General Court ⓘ
linked to: Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals