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COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS

Alan M. Wilner, Chief Judge ............................................... At Large, 1998

Dale R. Cathell, Judge .......................................... 1st Appellate Circuit, 1992

Paul E. Alpert, Judge .......................................... 2nd Appellate Circuit, 1994

William W. Wenner, Judge ...................................... 3rd Appellate Circuit, 1995

John J. Gamty, Judge .......................................... 4th Appellate Circuit, 1994

Theodore G. Bloom, Judge ...................................... 5th Appellate Circuit, 1994

Diana J. Gibbon Mod, Judge .................................... 6th Appellate Circuit, 1992

Arrie W. Dsv\s, Judge .......................................... 6th Appellate Circuit, 1992

Rosalyn B. Bell, Judge ................................................... At Large, 1994

John J. Bishop, ]r.,Judge ................................................. Ac Large, 1992

Robert F. Fischer Judge .................................................. At Large, 1990

Charles E. Moylan, ]r.. Judge .............................................. At Large, 1997

Glenn T. Harrell, Jr., Judge ............................................... At Large, 1992

Courts of Appeal Building

361 Rowe Blvd.

Annapolis, MD 21401 974-3646

BUDGET (CODE 22.01.00.02)

FY1991 appropriation ...................................................... $4,371,732

FY1991 authorized positions ........................................................ 72

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS CLERK

Leslie D. Gradet, Clerk (appointed by Court

CHIEF JUDGE of Special Appeals) .......... .974-3646

Alan M. Wilner, Chief Judge (designated by CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK

Governor) ......................... 974-2297 Susan L. Roscnblum ........ .974-3646

JUDGES DEPUTY CLERKS

..................... .974-3646

The Court of Special Appeals, Maryland's intermediate appellate court, was created in 1966 to alleviate
a substantial backlog of cases in the Court of Appeals (Const., Art. IV sec. 14A). The Court of Special
Appeals sits in Annapolis.

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Court of Special Appeals has exclusive initial appellate
jurisdiction over any reviewable judgment, decree, order, or other action of a circuit court or an orphans'
court and generally hears cases appealed from the circuit courts (Code Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Article, sec. 12-308). Judges of the Court are empowered to sit in panels of three. A hearing or rehearing
of a case before the whole Court maybe ordered in any case by a majority of the Court's incumbenrjudges.
The Court also considers applications for leave to appeal in such areas as post-conviction, habeas corpus
matters involving denial of or excessive bail, and inmate grievances (Code Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Article, sees. 1-401 through 1-403).

The Court of Special Appeals is composed of thirteen judges. Initially judges are appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Thereafter, they run on their records without formal opposition
for a ten-year term. One judge is elected from each of the first five Appellate Judicial Circuits and two are
elected from the Sixth Appellate Judicial Circuit (Baltimore City). The remaining six judges are elected
from the State at large. The Chief Judge of the Court of Special Appeals is designated by the Governor.

The clerk is appointed by the Court of Special Appeals. The clerk maintains the docket, receives the
records and briefs of all appeals filed with the Court, and maintains official custody of Court decisions.