MARYLAND JUDICIARY | SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL COMPENSATION
The Judiciary hosted regular meetings with the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Health, and the Department of Housing at the state level, and with all of the justice partners at the local level, to ensure that operations continued collaboratively as safely as possible. ➢ Notwithstanding what appeared to be never-ending obstacles and challenges, the courts continued to function effectively and efficiently due to the diligence and initiative of Maryland judges. If not for these judges, with the assistance of equally diligent and motivated Judiciary staff, the courts would have ceased to function during a time when, perhaps, their presence was of the greatest importance to our society.
Education and Professional Development
➢ Judges regularly volunteer their subject matter expertise to educate their colleagues and to plan important future educational initiatives. ➢ Judges are engaged in a newly created New Trial Judges Mentor Program, a year-long formal, structured, and guided process that supports the preparation and ongoing education of new trial judges. Experienced judges who have exhibited the highest ethical standards and have demonstrated a commitment to judicial education serve as mentors for new trial judges during their first year. ➢ Judges routinely work, on many occasions after hours, in concert with local bar associations, schools, and community-based organizations to lead civics education events, make presentations, preside over mock trials, and host court visits, all to help educate the public, including our next generation of leaders, about the legal system, how government works, and the roles that individuals play in a civil society.
Policy and Governance
➢ Judges are involved in judicial governance though participation on the Maryland Judicial Council and its eleven working committees, devoting significant “after hours” time and expertise developing policy recommendations with regard to (1) Alternative Dispute Resolution, (2) Court Access and Community Relations, (3) Court Operations, (4) Court Technology, (5) District Court, (6) Domestic Law, (7) Education, (8) Juvenile Law, (9) Legislation, (10) Senior Judges, (11) Specialty Courts and Dockets and (12) Equal Justice.
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