Maryland Manual 1994-1995
TRUSTEES OF THE CLIENTS'
SECURITY TRUST FUND OF THE
BAR OF MARYLAND
Victor H. Laws, Esq., Chairperson, 1994
Appointed by Court of Appeals: Richard A. Reid, Esq.,
1995; Isaac Hecht, Esq.. 1996; Charles O. Fisher,
Esq., 1998; Vincent L. Gingerich, Esq., 1998;
Barbara Ann Spicer, Esq., 1999; Theodore W.
Beaulieu, 2000; William V. Meyers, Esq., 2000.
208 Calvert St.
Salisbury, MD 21801—2804 (410) 543-8410
MANDATED REPORTS
Annual Report to Court of Appeals.
The Clients' Security Trust Fund of the Bar of
Maryland was established in 1965 to reimburse
clients for losses caused by defalcations of members
of the Bar of the State of Maryland, acting either as
attorneys or fiduciaries (except to the extent to
which they are bonded). The Fund is supported by
annual assessments upon members of the Bar as a
condition precedent to the practice of law.
Appointed to seven-year terms by the Court of
Appeals, eight trustees oversee the Fund (Md. Rule
1228).
STATE LAW LIBRARY
Michael S. Miller, Director
Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974-3395
1-800-735-2258
fax: (410) 974-2063
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:30 a.m.-—4:30 p.m.;
Tuesday & Thursday, 8:30 a.m.—9:00 p.m.,
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. —4:00 p.m.
BUDGET (CODE 22.01.00.08)
....................... FY1992 .............. FY1993 ............. FY1994
Funds ............ (actual) ........... (actual) .......... (approp.)
General ....... $674,292 ..... $671,206. ..... $696,324
Special ........ $ 6,225 .....$ 4,762. ..... $ 16,155
Total Funds .... $680,517 ..... $675,968. ..... $712,479
Staff
Authorized. ........ 10.0 ......... 10.0. ......... 10.0
Contractual (FTE) .... 0.4 .......... 0.4. .......... 0.4
Total Staff ......... 10.4 ......... 10.4. ......... 10.4
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
LIBRARY COMMITTEE
Chairperson:
Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals
.............................(410) 974-3923
Appointed by Court of Appeals: John C. Eldridge, Judge,
Court of Appeals; Robert L. Karwacki, Judge, Court of
Appeals; Alan M. Wilner, Chief Judge, Court of Special
Appeals; George B. Riggin, Jr., State Court
Administrator; Alexander L. Cummings, Clerk, Court of
Appeals.
DIRECTOR
Michael S. Miller (appointed by Library Committee)
..........................(410) 974-3395
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Ruth Henderson.......... (410) 974-3395
SERIALS CONTROL
Bernice Bernstein ............ (410) 974-3395
REFERENCE & STATE PUBLICATIONS
Ruth Hodgson .............. (410) 974-3395
LAW REFERENCE
Dee T. Van Nest ............ (410) 974-3395
U.S. DOCUMENTS & INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Shirley C. Aronson. .......... (410) 974-3395
LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Cindy Terry ............. (410) 974-3395
CATALOGING
Shirley Rittenhouse .......... (410) 974-3395
The State Law Library originally was established
as the State Library in 1827. At that time, the
Library was an agency of the executive branch
(Chapter 53, Acts of 1827). Its primary purpose
was to serve the legal and general reference needs
of the legislative and judicial branches of State
government. The Library operated under this or-
ganizational structure until 1978, when it was
placed under the Judiciary and renamed the State
Law Library (Chapter 128, Laws of 1978).
Besides meeting the legal information needs of
the State's appellate courts and other branches of
State government and serving as a resource center
for circuit court libraries throughout the State, the
Library is open to the public and encourages the
use of its extremely valuable reference resources,
including laws, general reference materials, State
and federal government documents, and State and
local histories and genealogies. With a total collec-
tion of close to 300,000 volumes, the Library offers
the researcher access to a unique information re-
source. The collection, basically composed of refer-
ence material, does not circulate, except to State
agency personnel. Much of the collection, however,
is available on interlibrary loan and photocopy fa-
cilities are available to patrons.
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