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
At a Glance|2022 Statistical Abstract
8
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