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Maryland Manual 1994-1995 Court of Appeals /607
COURT OF APPEALS
Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge, 2nd Appellate Circuit, 2000
Robert L. Karwacki, Judge, 1st Appellate Circuit, 2002
Irma S. Raker, Judge, 3rd Appellate Circuit, 1996
Howard S. Chasanow, Judge, 4th Appellate Circuit, 2002
John C. Eldridge, Judge, 5th Appellate Circuit, 2002
Lawrence F. Rodowsky, Judge, 6th Appellate Circuit, 2002
Robert M. Bell, Judge, 6th Appellate Circuit, 2002
Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974-3341
BUDGET (CODE 22.01.00.01)
.................................. FY1992 .................... FY1993 ...................... FY1994
Funds ............................. (actual) ................. (actual) ..................... (approp.)
General Funds .................. $2,418,130 ........... $2,416,374 ........... $2,449,215
Total Funds.................. $2,418,130 ........... $2,416,374 ........... $2,449,215
Staff
Authorized Positions .................... 36 .................. 36 .................. 36
Contractual Positions (FTE) ............... 0................... 0................... 0
Total Staff .......................... 36 .................. 36 .................. 36
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
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COURT OF APPEALS
CHIEF JUDGE
Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge (designated
by Governor) ................. (410) 974-3923
CLERK
Alexander L. Cummings, Clerk
(appointed by Court of Appeals)
.................... (410) 974-3341
CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK
Robert C. Franke (410) 974-3341
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DEPUTY CLERKS
...............(410) 974-3341
RECORDERS
...............(410) 974-3341
JUDGV.S
Robert M. Bell, Judge......... (410) 974-3923
Howard S. Chasanow, Judge . . (410) 974-3923
John C. Eldridge, Judge ....... (410) 974-3741
Robert L. Karwacki, Judge.... (410) 974-2777
Irma S. Raker, Judge. ......... (410) 974-3923
Lawrence F. Rodowsky, Judge . . (410) 974-3923
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ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS
Functions of the Court of Appeals began in the colonial period. Then, the Upper House of Maryland's
Assembly consisted of the Governor and Council, who in 1664 first reviewed writs of error appealing
judgments of the Provincial Court. In 1694, the Governor and Council were authorized by statute to
consider appeals from the Provincial Court (Chapter 18, Acts of 1694). The four-member court of
Governor and Council first sat in May 1695 in Annapolis.
As the highest tribunal in Maryland, the Court of Appeals was created by the Constitution of 1776
(Art. 56). The Court was to be "composed of persons of integrity and sound judgment in the law, whose
judgment shall be final and conclusive in all cases of appeal, from the general court, court of chancery, and
court of admiralty . . ." Five judges were commissioned in 1778, and that number reduced to three in
1801. The Court was restructured in 1806 by dividing the State into six judicial districts with a chief judge
and two associate judges for each district appointed by the Governor and Council. Together these six chief
judges constituted the Court of Appeals which began to sit on the Eastern Shore at Easton as well as on
the Western Shore at the State capital.
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