CLIENT PROTECTION FUND OF THE BAR OF MARYLAND FISCAL YEAR 2021
The Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland (formerly “The Clients’ Security Trust Fund”), was created in 1965 for the purpose of maintaining the integrity and protecting the good name of the legal profession. The Fund, supported financially by practicing attorneys, reimburses claimants for losses caused by theft of funds by members of the Maryland Bar, acting either as attorneys or as fiduciaries.
CLAIMS
Decided Claims
47
Claims approved for payment
21
Total payment on approved claims
$823,163.28
Revenues from assessments
$838,725.00
MARYLAND COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL DISABILITIES FISCAL YEAR 2021
SOURCES OF ALL COMPLAINTS
Attorneys
10
Investigative Counsel Initiated Inquiries
16
Inmates
26
Judges
0
Public
135
Total Complaints
187
COMPLAINTS BY LEVEL OF COURT
Orphan's Court Judges
9
District Court Judges
44
Circuit Court Judges
131
Court of Special Appeals Judges
3
Court of Appeals Judges
0
Other
0
Total
187
CASES INVOLVED
Family Law
38
Criminal Cases
42
The Maryland Commission on Judicial Disabilities is an independent body with the power to investigate complaints against Maryland judges and, when warranted, conduct hearings concerning such complaints and take certain actions or make recommendations for other actions to the Court of Appeals.
Civil Cases
89
Sexual Harassment
1
Other
17
Total
187
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