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MARYLAND JUDICIAL
CONFERENCE
Chairperson:
Robert C. Murphy, ChiefJudge, Court of Appeals
Executive Secretary:
James H. Norris, Jr., State Court Administrator
Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401 974-2141
The Maryland Judicial Conference was organ-
ized in 1945 and presently operates under the
provisions of Maryland Rule 1226. The Conference
considers the status of judicial business in the vari-
ous courts, devises means for relieving congestion
of dockets, and considers improvements of practice
and procedure in the courts. It also considers and
recommends legislation and discusses proposals for
improving the administration of justice and the
judicial system in Maryland.
The Conference meets annually in plenary ses-
sion. Between sessions, its work is conducted by an
Executive Committee and by a number of other
committees, as established by the Executive Com-
mittee in consultation with the Chief Judge. Com-
mittees of the Conference receive staffsupport from
the Administrative Office of the Courts.
The Conference consists of all judges of the four
courts of Maryland: the Court of Appeals, Court of
Special Appeals, Circuit Courts, and District Court
of Maryland. The Chief Judge of the Court of
Appeals serves as chairperson, and the State Court
Administrator as executive secretary.
COURT OF APPEALS STANDING
COMMITTEE ON RULES OF
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Chairperson:
Alan M. Wilner, Associate Judge, Court of Special
Appeals
Appointed by Court of Appeals: Francis M.
Arnold; Walter M. Baker; Lowell R. Bowen;
Robert R. Bowie; Albert D. Brault; Howard S.
Chasanow; D. Warren Donohue; Audrey B.
Evans; James S. Getty; John O. Herrmann;
William S. Home; H. Thomas Howell; Harry S.
Johnson; Alexander G. Jones; Joseph H. H.
Kaplan; James J. Lombardi; Anne C. Ogletree;
Kenneth C. Proctor; Roger D. Redden; Linda M.
Richards; Alan M.Rifkin; Mary Ellen T. Rinehardt;
Melvin J. Sykes.
Una M. Perez, Reporter
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District Court Building, Room 401
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 974-2492
The Court of Appeals Standing Committee on
Rules of Practice and Procedure, known as the
Rules Committee, was appointed by order of the
Court of Appeals in 1946. The Committee suc-
ceeded an ad hoc committee on rules appointed by
the Court in 1940.
The Committee advises the Court of Appeals on
rules governing the practice and procedure of law
and judicial administration. Appointed by the
Court of Appeals, members include lawyers,
judges, and others competent in judicial practice,
procedure, or administration (Code Courts and
Judicial Proceedings Article, sec. 13-301; Md. Rule
1225).
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE
COURTS
James H. Norris, Jr., State Court Administrator
Robert W. McKeever, Deputy State Court
Administrator
Judith C. Levinson, Legal Officer
Peter J. Lally, Assistant State Court Administrator,
Research & Planning
Michael V. O'Mattey, Assistant State Court
Administrator, Special Projects
J. Allen Hines, Assistant State Court
Administrator, Administrative Services
Jerry A. Powell, Assistant State Court
Administrator, Judicial Information Systems
Ernest L. Bailey, Jr., Assistant State Court
Administrator, Personnel
Ellen Marshall, Assistant State Court
Administrator, Education & Information
Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401 974-2141
In 1944, administrative direction for the courts
became the responsibility of the Chief Judge of the
Court of Appeals as "the administrative head of the
judicial system of the State" (Const., present Art.
IV, sec. 18(b)). Not until 1955, however, did the
General Assembly take steps to provide professional
administrative staff to assist the Chief Judge in
carrying out administrative duties. In that year, the
General Assembly created the Administrative Office
of the Courts.
The Administrative Office is headed by the State
Court Administrator appointed by and serving at
the pleasure of the Chief Judge of the Court of
Appeals. The State Court Administrator and the
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