FY2022 Maryland Judiciary Statistical Abstract

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Message from the Chief Justice.......................................................................................................................................... Maryland Judicial System Organizational Chart............................................................................................................... Maryland Judiciary at a Glance...........................................................................................................................................

Maryland Supreme Court

Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................... Table SCM-1: Appeals and Petitions for Certiorari Filed and Disposed........................................................................ Table SCM-2: Appeals Docketed by Term......................................................................................................................... Table SCM-3: Filings and Dispositions............................................................................................................................... Table SCM-4: Disposition Type and Origin of Appeals.................................................................................................... Table SCM-5: Petitions for Certiorari................................................................................................................................. 10 11 11 11 12 12

Appellate Court of Maryland

Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................... Table ACM-1: Appeals Filed and Disposed and Opinions Filed...................................................................................... Table ACM-2: Appeals Docketed by Term......................................................................................................................... Table ACM-3: Disposition of Applications for Leave To Appeal and Other Miscellaneous Cases ............................. Table ACM-4: Disposition and Origin of Cases................................................................................................................. 13 13 13 14 15

Circuit Courts

Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................... Table CC-1.1: All Cases: Filings and Terminations by Jurisdiction.................................................................................. Table CC-1.2: All Cases: Filings and Terminations by Case Type.................................................................................... Table CC-2.1: Small Jurisdictions: Categories of Filings................................................................................................... Table CC-2.2: Medium Jurisdictions: Categories of Filings.............................................................................................. Table CC-2.3: Medium-Large Jurisdictions: Categories of Filings................................................................................... Table CC-2.4: Large Jurisdictions: Categories of Filings................................................................................................... Table CC-3.1: Small Jurisdictions: Categories of Terminations...................................................................................... Table CC-3.2: Medium Jurisdictions: Categories of Terminations................................................................................. Table CC-3.3: Medium-Large Jurisdictions: Categories of Terminations...................................................................... Table CC-3.4: Large Jurisdictions: Categories of Terminations...................................................................................... Table CC-4: Civil General Filings and Terminations......................................................................................................... Table CC-5: Civil Family Filings and Terminations........................................................................................................... Table CC-6: Domestic Violence Protective Order Dispositions...................................................................................... Table CC-7: Criminal Filings and Terminations................................................................................................................ Table CC-8: Juvenile Filings and Terminations................................................................................................................. Table CC-9: Additional Court Business.............................................................................................................................. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

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District Court Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................... Table DC-1: All Cases: Filings and Terminations by Jurisdiction.................................................................................... Table DC-2: All Cases: Filings and Terminations by Case Type...................................................................................... Table DC-3: Motor Vehicle Cases Filed and Processed................................................................................................... Table DC-4: Criminal Cases: Manner of Disposition........................................................................................................ Table DC-5: DWI Cases Filed and Terminated.................................................................................................................. Table DC-6: DWI Cases: Manner of Disposition............................................................................................................... Table DC-7: Domestic Violence Cases Filed and Terminated......................................................................................... Table DC-8: Peace Order Cases Filed and Terminated.................................................................................................... Table DC-9: Domestic Violence Dispositions.................................................................................................................... Table DC-10: Peace Order Dispositions............................................................................................................................

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NOTE: Due to the transition to the Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) case management system, data may not be comparable across counties and across years. The following courts transitioned to the MDEC case management system: Anne Arundel, The Supreme Court of Maryland (FY 2015 and FY 2018); Cecil, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, St. Mary’s, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester (FY 2018); Allegany, Baltimore County, Carroll,Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Washington (FY 2019), Montgomery (FY 2022), and Price George's (FY 2023).

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A MESSAGE FROM CHIEF JUSTICE MATTHEW J. FADER

The Maryland Judiciary’s annual fiscal year statistical abstract is published to showcase critical data reflecting the work of the courts as they serve the people Maryland. Although I present the 2022 Maryland Judiciary Annual Statistical Abstract on behalf of the entire court system, the information highlighted in this report is the direct result of the dedication and hard work of the more than 4,000 Judiciary employees, including judges, magistrates, clerks, executive leadership, case managers, administrative support staff, and many other court professionals who carry out the Judiciary’s mission to provide fair, efficient, and effective justice for all. The data and statistics collected for the abstract include all four levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Maryland, the Appellate Court of Maryland, the state’s circuit courts, and the District Court of Maryland. The statistical abstract comprises trial and appellate court caseload data, and provides information and insight regarding the volume, type, and disposition of cases handled by Maryland courts. This report provides annual data and public information in a transparent and consistent format. As we emerge from the global pandemic, we continue to look for ways to innovate and modernize Maryland’s courts by connecting people, resources, data, and technology. This collective effort ensures that the Maryland Judiciary remains committed to providing equal justice for all and continues to set the bar for excellence in service for state court systems.

Matthew J. Fader Chief Justice

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MARYLAND JUDGES BY COURT FISCAL YEAR 2022

Supreme Court of Maryland Chief Justice and 6 Justices

Appellate Court of Maryland Chief Judge and 14 Judges

Orphans’ Court All political subdivisions except Harford and Montgomery Counties

Circuit Courts

Fifth Circuit Anne Arundel Carroll Howard

Second Circuit Caroline

Fourth Circuit Allegany Garrett Washington

Sixth Circuit Frederick Montgomery

Eighth Circuit Baltimore City

Seventh Circuit

First Circuit Dorchester Somerset Wicomico Worcester

Third Circuit Baltimore Harford

Calvert Charles Prince George’s St. Mary’s

Cecil Kent Queen Anne’s Talbot

9 Judges

22 Judges

30 Judges

9 Judges

8 Judges

26 Judges

35 Judges

35 Judges

District Court of Maryland Chief Judge

District 11 Frederick Washington

District 12 Allegany Garrett

District 7 Anne Arundel

District 8 Baltimore

District 1 Baltimore City

District 9 Harford

District 6 Montgomery

District 4 Calvert Charles St. Mary’s

District 5 Prince George’s

District 2 Dorchester Somerset Wicomico Worcester

District 10 Carroll Howard

District 3 Caroline

Cecil Kent Queen Anne’s Talbot

28 Judges

6 Judges

6 Judges

7 Judges

19 Judges

13 Judges

10 Judges

15 Judges

4 Judges

7 Judges

5 Judges

3 Judges

State Court Administrator

Deputy State Court Administrator

Judicial Information Systems

Government Relations and

Judicial College

Human Resources

Internal

Programs

Operations

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is the central support agency for the state judicial branch. It provides a broad range of support services to Maryland’s courts in operations, information technology, human resources, management, legal, government relations, financial, administration, and programmatic areas.

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MARYLAND JUDICIARY AT A GLANCE

PERSONNEL PROFILE FISCAL YEAR 2022

2%

JUDGES

7%

8%

The Supreme Court The Appellate Court

7.00

4%

15.00

Circuit Court District Court Total Judges

174.00 123.00 319.00

79%

MAGISTRATES

Circuit Court Magistrates

68.60 68.60

Total Magistrates

LAW CLERKS

175.00 175.00

Law Clerks 1

¹ Law Clerks include Circuit Court Law Clerks only. District Court, Appellate Court of Maryland, and Supreme Court of Maryland Law Clerks are counted as part of their respective Court Support Personnel. Disabilities, Rules Committee, State Board of Law Examiners, and Thurgood Marshall State Law Library. The Attorney Grievance Commission and Client Protection Fund are also units of the Judiciary; however they are staffed through those entities. ² Judicial Units include the Commission on Judicial JUDGES MAGISTRATES LAW CLERKS JUDICIAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES

Total Law Clerks

JUDICIAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

The Supreme Court The Appellate Court

38.00 89.50

Circuit Court Clerk’s Offices

1,435.00 1,462.50

District Court

Administrative Office of the Courts

442.40

35.60

Judicial Units ²

Total Judicial Support Personnel

3,503.00

356.00

Contractual Employees ³

Total State-Funded Judicial Branch Personnel LOCALLY FUNDED JUDICIAL BRANCH PERSONNEL Orphans' Court Judges ⁴

4,421.60

59.00

Circuit Court Personnel

1,179.80 1,238.80

Total Locally Funded Judges and Personnel

JUDICIAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES * FISCAL YEAR 2022

* Revenues and Expenditures include all fund types. Category includes revenues and expenditures associated with child support reimbursements for magistrates. Includes revenues and expenditures associated with family law.

³ Includes District Court Bailiffs.

Revenues

$645,803,462

⁴ Three judges sit on the Orphans' Court in Baltimore City and each of the counties with the exception of Harford and Montgomery Counties in which Circuit Court judges sit as judges of the Orphans’ Court.

Expenditures

$654,646,677

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FISCAL YEAR 2022 JUDICIAL REVENUES¹

Program

Revenue

The Supreme Court The Appellate Court

$84,819 $74,713

Circuit Court District Court

$576,593,581 $55,520,437 $1,078,127 $11,067,859

Circuit Court Judges ²

Administrative Office of the Courts

Judicial Units

$1,354,380

Thurgood Marshall State Law Library ARP: Pre-Trial Home Detention

$4,091 $25,455

Totals

$645,803,462

FISCAL YEAR 2022 JUDICIAL EXPENDITURES¹

Program

Expenditures

The Supreme Court The Appellate Court

$14,242,940 $14,130,487 $133,934,373 $223,620,129 $74,439,346 $106,739,884 $3,548,627 $3,792,568 $67,355,489 $7,842,834 $5,000,000 $654,646,677

Circuit Court District Court

Circuit Court Judges 2

Administrative Office of the Courts

Judicial Units

Thurgood Marshall State Law Library

Judicial Information Systems

Major Information Technology Projects

ARP: Pre-Trial Home Detention

Totals

¹ Revenues and expenditures include all fund types. ² Category includes revenues and expenditures associated with child support reimbursments for magistrates.

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MARYLAND JUDICIARY TOTAL FILINGS AND TERMINATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2022

Note: Due to the transition to Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC), data on filings and terminations are obtained from multiple source systems, which may result in some differences in the comparability across jurisdictions and between reporting periods.

Total Filings

Total Terminations

The Supreme Court The Appellate Court

628

625

1549

1739

160, 167 958,311

174, 134

Circuit Courts District Court

1,057,467 1,233, 965

Total

1,120, 655

THE SUPREME COURT FILINGS AND DISPOSITIONS FISCAL YEAR 2022

The Supreme Court is Maryland's highest court. It hears almost exclusively by way of certiorari, a process that gives the court the ability to decide which cases to hear. By Law, however, the Supreme Court is required to hear cases involving legislative redistricting and removal of certain state officials.

Filings

Dispositions

Regular Docket

60

57

Petitions for Certiorari

421 101

424 105

Attorney Grievance Proceedings Bar Admission Character Matters

7 4

7 6

Certified Questions of Law Miscellaneous Appeals

35

26

Judicial Disabilities

0

0

Total

628

625

THE APPELLATE COURT FILINGS AND DISPOSITIONS FISCAL YEAR 2022

The Appellate Court is the intermediate appellate court. It reviews a trial court's actions and decisions in given cases and decides whether the trial judge properly followed the law and legal precedent.

Appeals Filed

1,549 1,739

Appeals Disposed

Opinions Filed

119

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CIRCUIT COURT STATEWIDE FILINGS AND TERMINATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2022

Circuit Courts generally handle more serious criminal cases, major civil cases, including juvenile and other family law cases such as divorce, custody, and child support, and most cases appealed from the District Court, Orphans' Court, and certain administrative agencies. Circuit Courts also hear domestic violence cases. Each county and Baltimore City has a Circuit Court. Cases in Circuit Courts may be decided by either a judge or a jury.

Total Filings

Total Terminations

Total Civil General Total Civil Family

38, 192 74,325

40, 947 80,309

Total Juvenile Total Criminal

6,603

7,206

41,047 160, 167

45,672 174, 134

Total

DISTRICT COURT STATEWIDE FILINGS AND TERMINATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2022

* Landlord-tenant filings are used as a proxy for terminations in the totals for District Court. Given the paper-only process used in most locations and quick processing of landlord-tenant cases, we assume that all matters are concluded.

Total Filings

Total Terminations

374,832 124,831 148,689 309,959 958,311

435,884 136,544 175,080 309,959

Motor Vehicle ¹

Criminal ²

Civil ³

Landlord-Tenant *

Total

1,057,467

¹ Includes DWI, serious and non-serious traffic cases by incident (including cases prepaid before trial).

² Criminal filings also include fugitive warrants.

³ Civil case filings are comprised of the following categories of filings: civil complaints; domestic violence; peace order; possession; miscellaneous petitions; aids of execution; municipal infractions; civil citations; emergency evaluations; forfeitures of contraband; and injunctions.

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SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND The Supreme Court of Maryland (The Supreme Court), formerly the Court of Appeals of Maryland was created by the Constitution of Maryland in 1776 , and is the state’s highest court. Cases heard by the seven judges of the Court are, for the most part, selected through a discretionary review process. Petitions for certiorari come to the Court either before or after a case has been decided by the The Appellate Court of Maryland. For most cases, the Court grants those petitions for certiorari that it deems to be desirable and in the public interest.

The Court also adopts rules of judicial administration, practice, and procedure; admits persons to the practice of law; answers certified questions of law; and conducts disciplinary proceedings involving members of the bench and bar. The Court sets cases on its regular docket from September 1 to August 31, referred to as the “Term.” Petition docket cases are set from March 1 to February 28. The Court typically hears cases from September through June. The case processing goals adopted by the Court provide that all cases argued or filed during a term are to be decided before the term’s completion. This goal is similar to that of the U.S. Supreme Court and is part of the Judiciary’s commitment to ensure timely adjudication for all those with business before the courts. The following tables provide a statistical depiction of the Court’s workload for Fiscal Year 2022 and for the 2021 Term (September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022). Please note the following : there are two periods of time that are used to measure data collected in the Maryland courts, “Term” and “Fiscal Year”. The trial courts (District Court and the circuit courts) report data using the measurement of fiscal year (July 1 through June 30). To provide consistency in reporting, Court statistics are shown by fiscal year and by term.

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TABLE SCM-1 THE SUPREME COURT APPEALS AND PETITIONS FOR CERTIORARI FILED AND DISPOSED WITHIN FISCAL YEAR

Fiscal Years 2020 - 2022 3 Year Comparative Table

APPEALS

CERTIORARI

Filed Disposed

Filed Disposed

FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022

62 64 60

72 FY 2020 62 FY 2021 57 FY 2022

467 500 421

477 498 424

TABLE SCM-2 THE SUPREME COURT REGULAR DOCKET APPEALS DOCKETED BY TERM *

Term

Civil

Criminal

Totals

* The number of appeals docketed are counted by term (September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022 is the 2022 Term)

75 59 67

2019 Term 2020 Term 2021 Term

43 33 38

32 26 29

TABLE SCM-3 THE SUPREME COURT FILINGS AND DISPOSITIONS

Fiscal Years 2020 – 2022 3 Year Comparative Table

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022

Filings Dispositions Filings Dispositions Filings Dispositions

Regular Docket

62

72

64

62

60

57

Petitions for Certiorari

467 118

477 500 93 100

498

421 101

424 105

Attorney Grievance Proceedings Bar Admission Character Matters

84

1 4

1 1

2 3

2 5

7 4

7 6

Certified Questions of Law Miscellaneous Appeals

35

33

16

19

35

26

Judicial Disabilities

1

1

1

1

0

0

TOTALS

687

678 686

671

628

625

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TABLE SCM-4 THE SUPREME COURT REGULAR DOCKET DISPOSITION TYPE AND ORIGIN OF APPEALS Fiscal Year 2022

Disposition Type

Civil

Juvenile

Criminal

Totals

Affirmed Reversed

18

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

13

31 14

6 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0

8 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Dismissed - Opinion Filed Dismissed Without Opinion Vacated and Remanded Reversed and Remanded

1 5 4 0 2 0 0 0

Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part

Dismissed Prior to Argument or Submission

Transfer

Total Cases Disposed FY 2022

33

24

57

Origin ating Docket

Civil

Juvenile

Criminal

Totals

2020 Docket 2021 Docket

16 17 33

0 0 0

9

25 32 57

15 24

Total Cases Disposed FY 2022

TABLE SCM-5 THE SUPREME COURT PETITION DOCKET DISPOSITIONS (PETITIONS FOR CERTIORARI) Fiscal Years 2020 – 2022

Percentage of Certiorari Petitions Granted

PETITIONS Granted Dismissed Denied Withdrawn Totals

Civil FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022

250 263 235

35 36 38

22 19 17

179 206 179

4 2 1

14.6% 13.7% 16.2%

Percentage of Certiorari Petitions Granted

PETITIONS Granted Dismissed Denied Withdrawn Totals

Criminal FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022

232 237 189

27 30 20

14 19 29

195 181 140

1 5 0

11.6% 12.7% 10.6%

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APPELLATE COURT OF MARYLAND

The Appellate Court of Maryland (Appellate Court), formerly the Court of Special Appeals, 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.

TABLE ACM-1 THE APPELLATE COURT APPEALS FILED AND DISPOSED AND OPINIONS FILED WITHIN FISCAL YEAR Fiscal Years 2020 – 2022

Year

Appeals Filed Appeals Disposed Opinions Filed

FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022

2,014 1,226 1,549

2,109 1,907 1,739

1,206 1,184 1,119

TABLE ACM-2 THE APPELLATE COURT APPEALS DOCKETED BY TERM 2019, 2020, 2021 TERMS *

Term Civil Appeals Criminal Appeals

Totals

* The number of appeals docketed are counted by term. (March 1, 2021 - February 28, 2022 is the 2021 Term)

2019 Term 2020 Term 2021 Term

1,307

927 592 533

2,234 1,300 1,465

708 932

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TABLE ACM-3 THE APPELLATE COURT DISPOSITION OF APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CASES Fiscal Years 2020 – 2022

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022 *

POST-CONVICTION TOTALS

169

163

151

Granted

11

11

16

Dismissed

6

5

3

Denied

142

147

132

Remanded

10 51

0

0

GUILTY PLEA-TOTALS

33

41

Granted

3 2

1 5

2 8

Dismissed

Denied

45

27

31

Remanded

1

0

0

11

56

83

OTHER MISC.-TOTALS ¹

Granted

2 1 6 2

4

1

Dismissed

15 37

29 53

Denied

Remanded

0

0

VIOLATION OF PROBATION - TOTALS

45

24

21

Granted

8 0

3 4

0 7

Dismissed

Denied

29

17

14

Remanded

8

0

0

TOTALS

276

276

296

¹ Habeas, Victims’ Rights, Health Commitment, Inmate Grievance. * Due to tabulation changes, totals for FY 2021 and later may not be directly comparable to previous fiscal years.

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TABLE ACM-4 THE APPELLATE COURT DISPOSITION AND ORIGIN OF CASES Regular Docket Fiscal Year 2022

Decision

Civil

Juvenile Criminal

Totals

781 129

Affirmed (includes modified and affirmed) Reversed (includes reversed, reversed/remanded)

385

51

345

65 41

3 1 1 3 0 1 0

61 22

64 13 74 27 14

Dismissed - Opinion Filed

Remanded without Affirmance or Reversal

5

7

Vacated, Vacated and Remanded Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part

48 25 12

23

2 1 1

2

Affirmed in Part (incl. affirmed and remanded) Dismissed Prior to Argument or Submission

1

628

476

32

120

0 0

Transferred to Supreme Court

0 0

0 0

0 0

Other

Total Cases Disposed FY 2022

1,058

92

582

1,732

Origin ating Docket

Civil

Juvenile

Criminal

Totals

3 1 5

2015 Docket 2016 Docket 2017 Docket 2018 Docket 2019 Docket 2020 Docket 2021 Docket 2022 Docket Origin Totals

3 1 4

0 0 0 0 3

0 0 1

23

10 99

13

253 558 858

151 201 210

337 581

20 67

31

23

2

6

1,058

92

582

1,732

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In Maryland, each county and Baltimore City has a circuit court. Circuit courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction and are the only courts empowered to hold jury trials. The 174 judges handle major civil cases, serious criminal matters, and all family matters, including juvenile matters. Circuit court judges also decide appeals from the District Court and certain administrative agencies. Judicial magistrates primarily hear family and juvenile matters and make recommendations based on their findings to the judge. CIRCUIT COURTS

In addition to judicial functions, the clerks in these courts are responsible for recording the state’s land record transactions, as well as issuing a number of business licenses. Clerks of the court issue marriage licenses, and civil marriage ceremonies are frequently performed by judges and clerks. Circuit courts are grouped into eight geographical circuits, each with two or more counties, with the exception of the Eighth Circuit, which consists of Baltimore City. The following tables provide statistics on the workload in the circuit courts for the last three fiscal years.

Please note the following Abstract Case Types: Civil Other General - includes Foreclosure, Guardianship, Judgments, Property, etc. Other Domestic Relations - includes Alimony, Custody, Emancipation, etc. District Court Other - includes all other criminal appeal types, excluding motor vehicle. Jury T rial Prayed Other - includes all other criminal appeal types, excluding motor vehicle.

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TABLE CC-1.1 CIRCUIT COURTS ALL CASES: FILINGS AND TERMINATIONS BY JURISDICTION Original and Reopened Cases Fiscal Years 2020 – 2022

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022

Filings Terminations Filings Terminations Filings Terminations

First Circuit Dorchester

8,953 2,294 1,280 3,500 1,879 9,617 1,382 4,396

8,621 2,114 1,336 3,282 1,889 9,311 1,357 4,201

7,920 1,806 1,095 3,286 1,733 9,121 1,215 4,104

7,833 1,860 1,066 3,202 1,705 8,277 1,124 3,539

8,582 2,142 1,124 3,557 1,759 9,271 1,204 4,019 1,120 1,790 1,138

9,038 2,079 1,396 3,774 1,789

Somerset Wicomico Worcester

Second Circuit

10,111

Caroline

1,400 4,457 1,111 1,947 1,196

Cecil Kent

837

853

936

936

Queen Anne's

1,771 1,231

1,800 1,100

1,824 1,042

1,705

Talbot

973

Third Circuit

28,790 22,147

27,677 21,058

24,694 18,801

24,039 18,071

29,931 23,390

36,723 30,253

Baltimore County

Harford

6,643 9,434 2,943

6,619 9,220 3,009

5,893 7,770 2,614

5,968 7,188 2,473

6,541 8,163 2,819

6,470 8,825 2,903

Fourth Circuit

Allegany Garrett

776

705

627

687

656

726

Washington Fifth Circuit Anne Arundel

5,715

5,506

4,529

4,028

4,688

5,196

26,399 16,420

25,866 16,659

21,857 12,692

21,865 12,848

23,590 14,085

24,251 14,352

Carroll Howard

4,065 5,914

3,529 5,678

3,778 5,387

3,722 5,295

3,903 5,602

4,128 5,771

Sixth Circuit

35,805

35,239

32,589

34,013

28,728

27,179

Frederick

6,142

6,527

5,021

5,997

5,504

6,367

Montgomery

29,663 33,482

28,712 34,248

27,568 24,481

28,016 24,679

23,224 33,030

20,812 34,504

Seventh Circuit

Calvert Charles

2,703 5,906

2,477 5,493

2,284 4,621

2,592 4,803

2,751 5,371

2,841 5,384

Prince George's Saint Mary's Eighth Circuit Baltimore City Statewide Totals

22,048

23,118

15,250

15,151

22,249

23,854

2,825

3,160

2,326

2,133

2,525

2,343

28,212 28,212 180,692

31,572 31,572 181,754

18,079 18,079 146,511

14,558 14,558 142,452

18,872 18,872 160, 167

23,503 23,503 174, 134

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TABLE CC-1.2 CIRCUIT COURTS ALL CASES: FILINGS AND TERMINATIONS BY CASE TYPE Original and Reopened Cases Fiscal Years 2020 – 2022

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022

Filings Terminations Filings Terminations Filings Terminations

Total Civil-General

49,930

54,031 35,788 4,857 4,936 8,311 2,986

37,219 38, 192 4,493 4,842 2,722 3,059

40, 947

Motor Tort Other Tort

5,458 3,442

5,518 3,367

Condemnation

152 975

177 868

125 804

139 883

89

106 829

Cont'd Confessed Judgement

769

Contract

5,114 8,762

4,665 5,199 8,164 8,429

5,235 4,225 8,187 2,806

4,843 3,090

Other Law

(Appeals) District Court - De Novo (Appeals) District Court - On the Record (Appeals) Administrative Agency

969

822

180

209

748

564

229

227

45

42

233

176

2,414

2,439 1,782 23,501 11,302 74,678 66,091 27,346 27,967 3,323 3,741 34,380 27,149 5,404 2,512 4,225 4,722 9,452 6,491 6,828 4,177

1,776 2, 686 13,533 18,735 66,353 74,325 26,905 28,924 3,879 1,294 27,060 35,201 3,820 3,530 4,689 5,376 6,753 6,603 4,718 3,809

2, 643

Other General* Total Civil-Family

22,415 76,073 27,693

19,811 80,309 30,734

Divorce/Nullity

Adoption/Guardianship Other Domestic Relations*

3,291

1,939

35,482

37,354

Paternity

5,293 4,314 9,600 6,832

5,006 5,276 7,206 4,499

Domestic Violence

Total Juvenile Delinquency

Adult

33

34

68

41

65

55

Child in Need of Assistance Child in Need of Supervision

1,906

1,744 1,614

1,392 1,810

1,782

2

5

0

0

1

1

Guardianship (TPR)

307 289 162

329 282 155

324 222

279 232

333 247 337

330 259 280

Adoption

Peace Orders

83

84

Unreported Category

69

75

3

7

1

0

Total Criminal

45,089 25,903

43,593 38,141 24,252 24,962

32,127 41,047 20,436 25,033

45,672 27,854

Indictment/Information

(Appeals) District Court - Motor (Appeals) District Court - Other*

949

934

443 910

546 924

730 975

662

1,454 6,322

1,426

1,053 5,932 9,923

Jury Trial Prayed - Motor Jury Trial Prayed - Other*

6,470 4,308 10,302 7,452

3,701 5,527 6,287 8,535

10,201

Non Support

44

48

7

33

32

35

Post Conviction Statewide Totals

216

161

59

200

215

213

180,692

181,754 146,511

142,452 160, 167

174, 134

Please refer to pg. 16 of the Abstract for details on case types included.

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Table CC-2.1 CIRCUIT COURTS SMALL JURISDICTIONS Fiscal Year 2022 Categories of Filings

Queen Anne's

Caroline Dorchester Garrett Kent

Somerset Talbot

Civil - General

148

368

122

183

295

207 159

Motor Tort Other Tort

9 3 0 5 8 4 4

11

12 12

2 6 2 1 7

23

4 9 0 3

14 14

9 2 4

7 0

Condemnation

1 3

0 4

Cont'd Confessed Judgement

11 24

Contract

14

13

10

13

Other Law

7 1

4 0

10

9 1

2 8

5 5

(Appeals) District Court - De Novo

0

(Appeals) District Court - On the Record

1

7

2

0

2

1

2

(Appeals) Administrative Agency

10

27

6

5

16

51

9

Other General* Civil - Family Divorce/Nullity

104 686 211

286 790

69

150 497

202 567 229

119

93

321

552 523 124 165

189 103

76

Adoption/Guardianship Other Domestic Relations*

9

3

6

0

6

1

0

365

435 174

317

277

360 292

Paternity

8

114

30

69 35 26 16

18 37 32 25

41 26 81 33 32

34 32 53 44

Domestic Violence

93 39 23

49

8

Juvenile

180 135

59 12

Delinquency

Adult

0 8 0 0 8 0 0

0

0

0 9 0 1 0 0 0

0 5 0 1 1 0 0

0 4 0 3 1 1 0

Child in Need of Assistance Child in Need of Supervision

24

33

8 0 2 2 4 0

0

1 6 6 1 0

Guardianship (TPR)

11

Adoption

3 7 0

Peace Orders

Unreported Category

Criminal

331 101

804 461

154

414 160

896 171

284 403 125 169

Indictment/Information

97

(Appeals) District Court - Motor (Appeals) District Court - Other*

8 3

15 20

1 3 6

9 4

36

4 5

13

8

7

Jury Trial Prayed - Motor Jury Trial Prayed - Other*

94

114 183

121 120

449 224

82 109 68 105

125

47

Non Support

0 0

4 7

0 0

0 0

0 8

0 0

0 0

Post Conviction

Total Filings

1,204

2,142

656 1,120 1,790

1,124 1,138

Please refer to pg. 16 of the Abstract for details on case types included.

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Table CC-2.2 CIRCUIT COURTS MEDIUM JURISDICTIONS Fiscal Year 2022 Categories of Filings

Allegany Calvert

Cecil

St. Mary's Wicomico Worcester

Civil - General

570

635

605

429

497

334

Motor Tort Other Tort

15 36

54 35

70 33

69 31

54 23

27 36

Condemnation

0 2 7

2

0

3

0

0

Cont'd Confessed Judgement

15 35

30 70 20 17

10 35

12 38 22

12 34

Contract

Other Law

19

8 2

5 9

6 6

(Appeals) District Court - De Novo (Appeals) District Court - On the Record (Appeals) Administrative Agency

6

4

6

0

7

0

1

1

229 250

33

30

33

56

23

Other General* Civil - Family Divorce/Nullity

451

328

234

287

189 725 249

1,145

1,545

1,506

1,352

1,939

395

507

497

539

657

Adoption/Guardianship Other Domestic Relations*

8

26

14

15

18

8

666

550 359 103 111

812

638

1,026

397

Paternity

10 66

50

26

52

43 28

Domestic Violence

133 157

134

186 108

Juvenile

147

75 45

129

Delinquency

66

32 11 22

69

77

69 14 36

Adult

0

0

0

7

Child in Need of Assistance Child in Need of Supervision

49

61

17

11

0

0 9 5

0

0 9 4 0 0

0 1 4 8 0

0 1 4 5 0

Guardianship (TPR)

19 10

16

Adoption

7 4 0

Peace Orders

3 0

32

Unreported Category

0

Criminal

957 362

460 300

1,751

669 468

1,013

571 386

Indictment/Information

421

817

(Appeals) District Court - Motor (Appeals) District Court - Other*

1

9

8

1

2 8

10 14 59

21

16 62 68

34

11 64

Jury Trial Prayed - Motor Jury Trial Prayed - Other*

152 421

683 597

69

124

116

102

Non Support

0 0

3 2

0 8

0 1

0 1

0 0

Post Conviction

Total Filings

2,819

2,751

4,019

2,525

3,557

1,759

Please refer to pg. 16 of the Abstract for details on case types included.

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Table CC-2.3 CIRCUIT COURTS MEDIUM-LARGE JURISDICTIONS Fiscal Year 2022 Categories of Filings

Carroll Charles Frederick Harford Howard Washington

Civil - General

559

975 149

825 1,040 1,434

568

Motor Tort Other Tort

66 39

93 79

159

148 122

65 44

83

73

Condemnation

0

0

1

5

16 49

4

Cont'd Confessed Judgement

21 44 19 18

23 75 36 40 16 63

30 97 26 37

19 90 80 42 11 77

11 52 40

Contract

192

Other Law

41 42 22

(Appeals) District Court - De Novo (Appeals) District Court - On the Record

3 0

3

1

(Appeals) Administrative Agency

62

99

135 667

87

Other General* Civil - Family Divorce/Nullity

287

490

362

484

262

1,866 3,161 758 1,141

3,178 3,450 3,031 1,219 1,272 1,395

2,856

750

Adoption/Guardianship Other Domestic Relations*

27

23

50

42

32

22

812 1,435

1,428 1,438 1,239

1,791

Paternity

41

152 410 100

115 366 127

316 382 256 134

75

149 144 197

Domestic Violence

228

290 175 109

Juvenile

77 35

Delinquency

77

62

90

Adult

0

0

0

0

0

0

Child in Need of Assistance Child in Need of Supervision

23

16

32

83

44

50

0 3 2

0 3 4 0 0

0

0

0

0 2 7

Guardianship (TPR)

18

23 11

11

Adoption

8 7 0

5 6 0

Peace Orders

14

5 0

48

Unreported Category

0

0

Criminal

1,401 1,135

1,374 1,795

962 579

1,067

Indictment/Information

349

867

737

865

805

(Appeals) District Court - Motor (Appeals) District Court - Other*

32 40

4

27 23

45 67

43 30

14 42 57

21

Jury Trial Prayed - Motor Jury Trial Prayed - Other*

397 580

108 132

258 314

299 498

131 170

139

Non Support

0 3

0 3

3

0

0 9

1 9

Post Conviction

12

21

Total Filings

3,903 5,371

5,504 6,541 5,602

4,688

Please refer to pg. 16 of the Abstract for details on case types included.

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Table CC-2.4 CIRCUIT COURTS LARGE JURISDICTIONS Fiscal Year 2022 Categories of Filings

Anne Arundel

Baltimore City

Baltimore County

Prince George's

Montgomery

Civil - General

2,839

6,281 1,054

5,742

8,364

5,013 1,297

Motor Tort Other Tort

332 288

680 401

435 616

585

475

Condemnation

1

36 32

4

2

10 25

Cont'd Confessed Judgement

85

118 471

244

Contract

368

271 354

1,685

572 608 105

Other Law

78 38 21

1,290

113

(Appeals) District Court - De Novo (Appeals) District Court - On the Record

61 40

215

84

52

7

30

(Appeals) Administrative Agency

298

433

383

387

134

Other General* Civil - Family Divorce/Nullity

1,330 6,996 3,152

3,415 4,790 2,192

2,128 9,209 3,714

4,791 9,869 4,583

1,757

13,771

4,807

Adoption/Guardianship Other Domestic Relations*

69

36

126

101

652

3,069

2,193

4,433

4,351

6,703

Paternity

257 449 288 208

22

312 624 985 606

305 529

932 677 636 405

Domestic Violence

347

Juvenile

1,449

1,116

Delinquency

531

906

Adult

0

0

0

1

0

Child in Need of Assistance Child in Need of Supervision

54

625

282

126

188

0 6 8

0

0

0

0

Guardianship (TPR)

85 82

46 40 11

40 14 29

17 11 14

Adoption

Peace Orders

12

126

Unreported Category

0

0

0

0

1

Criminal

3,962 2,831

6,352 4,505

7,454 3,790

3,875 3,429

2,963 2,238

Indictment/Information

(Appeals) District Court - Motor (Appeals) District Court - Other*

87 94

36

194 200

105 154

26 46

104 499

Jury Trial Prayed - Motor Jury Trial Prayed - Other*

282 651

1,178 2,064

38

216 351

1,205

131

Non Support

0

1 2

20

0

0

Post Conviction

17

8

18

86

Total Filings

14,085

18,872

23,390

23,224

22,383

Please refer to pg. 16 of the Abstract for details on case types included.

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Table CC-3.1 CIRCUIT COURTS SMALL JURISDICTIONS Fiscal Year 2022 Categories of Terminations

Queen Anne's

Caroline Dorchester Garrett Kent

Somerset Talbot

Civil - General

126

366

121 153

302

244

151

Motor Tort Other Tort

13

20

10 10

5 3 2 0 8

23 15

6 6 0 3 7 2 7

11 17

2 0 3 8 2 3

8 1 3 7 7 1

Condemnation

2 1

0 9

0 4

Cont'd Confessed Judgement

Contract

16

29

12

Other Law

4 0

11

7 1

4 4

(Appeals) District Court - De Novo (Appeals) District Court - On the Record (Appeals) Administrative Agency

0

0

3

1

0

2

2

1

11 84

38

10

6

19

53

11 87

Other General* Civil - Family Divorce/Nullity

278 748 190

67 118 363 515 120 101

197 574 247

158 508 121

733 214

494 162

Adoption/Guardianship Other Domestic Relations*

6

2

10

0

6

2

5

394

407 101

205 313

269

341

273

Paternity

23 96 53 35

20

67 34 11

13 39 29 25

18 26

24 30 45 33

Domestic Violence

48

8

Juvenile

168 127

64 14

350 313

Delinquency

8 0 2 0 0 1 0 0

Adult

0

0

0

0 2 0 1 1 0 0

24

0 9 0 1 1 1 0

Child in Need of Assistance Child in Need of Supervision

16

23

29

5 0 3 1 4 0

0 1 1 0 0

0 8 3 7 0

1

Guardianship (TPR)

11

Adoption

8 1 0

Peace Orders

Unreported Category

Criminal

488 135

797 465

178 432 1,042

294 117

506 241

Indictment/Information

104 167

207

(Appeals) District Court - Motor (Appeals) District Court - Other*

8 5

8

1 4

10

39 10

3 7

14

20

4

9

Jury Trial Prayed - Motor Jury Trial Prayed - Other*

129 211

129 170

10 127 59 124

513 266

96 71

103 139

Non Support

0 0

0 5

0 0

0 0

0 7

0 0

0 0

Post Conviction

Total Terminations

1,400

2,079

726 1,111 1,947

1,396 1,196

Please refer to pg. 16 of the Abstract for details on case types included.

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