CONFERENCE OF CIRCUIT JUDGES

Frederick C. Wright III, Chair

c/ o Administrative Office of the Courts
Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
361 RoweBlvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410)974-2141

The Conference of Circuit Judges originated as
the Conference of Circuit Administrative Judges,
which was formed on March 14, 1972 by rule of
the Court of Appeals (Maryland Rules, Rule 1207).
At that time, the Conference was composed solely
of the eight administrative judges of the judicial
circuits. On November 28, 1978, the Conference

was reorganized as the Conference of Circuit
Judges.
The Conference of Circuit Judges meets peri-
odically to consider and make recommendations con-
cerning the administration of justice and the circuit
courts. The Conference also may initiate complaints
to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities concerning
alleged judicial misconduct or disability.
The Conference consists of sixteen members.
Eight are the administrative judges of the eight
judicial circuits. From each of the eight judicial
circuits, the judges of each circuit elect a fellow
judge to represent them at the Conference. The
chair is elected by the Conference for a two-vear
term. The Administrative Office of the Courts
serves as secretariat to the Conference.