COURT OF APPEALS

Chief Judge:
Frederick W. Brune, Sixth Appellate Circuit Baltimore, 1971

Associate Judges:

William R. Homey, First Appellate Circuit Centreville, 1973
Hall Hammond, Second Appellate Circuit - Stevenson, 1969
Stedman Prescott, Third Appellate Circuit Rockville, 1973
Charles C. Marbury, Fourth Appellate Circuit

Upper Marlboro, 1977
C. Ferdinand Sybert, Fifth Appellate Circuit Elkridge, 1977
William L. Henderson, Sixth Appellate Circuit Baltimore, 1977

James Lloyd Young, Clerk of the Court
James H. Norris, Jr., Chief Deputy Clerk
Olive Jane Richards, Deputy Clerk III
Virginia S. Hubbard, Deputy Clerk II
Mary J. Morris, Deputy Clerk I
Edward H. Hammond, The State Reporter

Court of Appeals Bidg., Annapolis Telephone: Colonial 3-4261

The Court of Appeals is the highest tribunal of the State of Mary-
land. It was created by the Constitution of 1776. From 1777 to 1805
the Court sat in Annapolis, on the Western Shore. Between 1805 and
1851 it sat at Easton on the Eastern Shore, as well. Since 1851 the
Court has met only at Annapolis.

By the terms of the reorganization Act of 1960, Ch. II, the Court is
composed of seven judges, five of whom shall sit in each case unless
the Court shall direct that an additional judge or judges sit for any
case. One judge is to be elected from each of the first five Appellate
Judicial Circuits and two from the Sixth Appellate Judicial Circuit,
which is Baltimore City. The terms of the Judges are for fifteen years.
The Governor designates the Chief Judge.

The Court hears appeals from the decisions of the Circuit Courts
for the counties and the several courts of Baltimore and also con-
siders applications for leave to appeal under the Post Conviction Pro-
cedure Act (Code 1957, 1963 Supp., Art. 27, sec. 645-1) and the Defec-
tive Delinquents Act (Code 1957, Art. 31B, sec. II). The Court also
admits all eligible candidates to the State Bar. The term of the Court
begins the second Monday of September in each year.

The Chief Judge of^the Court of Appeals is the chief administrative
officer of the State's judiciary. The Court of Appeals makes rules for
the conduct of its own practice and procedure anrl tTint of fhc various
trial courts of the State. The Chief Judge may also assign the Judges
of the various Circuits to duties in other Circuits and to the Court of
Appeals for any purpose.

The Clerk of the Court of Appeals is appointed by the Court. He
maintains the docket, receives the briefs and transcripts of all appeals
filed with the Court, and maintains official custody of the decisions of
the Court, the Acts of the General Assembly, and of all other records
which the law may require to be filed with the Court (Const. 1867, Art.
IV, sec. 17).

The State Reporter, also appointed by the Court, is responsible for
the publication of the Maryland Reports, which contain the official
opinions of the Court (Const. 1867, Art. IV, secs. 14-18A).