The Court of Special Appeals (Court) was created in 1966. Cases heard by the Court include any reviewable judgment, decree, or order of other action of a circuit court. The Court also considers applications for leave to appeal in such cases as post conviction, habeas corpus matters involving denial of or excessive bail, inmate grievances, appeals from criminal guilty pleas, and violations of probation. The Court includes 15 judges — one judge from each of the seven appellate judicial circuits and eight from the state at large. The judges are empowered to sit in panels of three. All judges may sit “en banc” (meaning "the full bench") to hear a case if the majority of the judges so order. The following tables provide statistics on the Court’s workload for the last three fiscal years. COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND
TABLE COSA-1 COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS APPEALS FILED AND DISPOSED AND OPINIONS FILED WITHIN FISCAL YEAR Fiscal Years 2019 – 2021
Year
Appeals Filed Appeals Disposed Opinions Filed
FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021
2,223 2,014 1,226
1,921 2,109 1,907
1,088 1,206 1,184
TABLE COSA-2 COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS APPEALS DOCKETED BY TERM 2018, 2019, 2020 TERMS* Term Civil Appeals Criminal Appeals Totals 2018 Term 1,010 953 1,963 2019 Term 1,307 927 2,234 2020 Term 708 592 1,300
* The number of appeals docketed are counted by term. (March 1, 2020 - February 28, 2021 is the 2020 Term.)
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