Maryland Judiciary Judicial Council 2021 Annual Report

Community impact: Striving for equal justice during a pandemic

A legal professional, in deep thought, gazes into a computer screen filled with squares of various names and dimly lit faces while attending a landlord/tenant listening session hosted by the Maryland Judiciary’s Equal Justice Committee (EJC) Rules Review Subcommittee. It may still feel awkward, but a virtual meeting is the new normal. A town hall or community forum looked immensely different two years ago, but this is how communities gathered during the global health pandemic.

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