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Barbera’s COVID order trumped right to trial within 180 days, Md. appeals court rules
An order that suspended trials during the pandemic validly placed on hold the right of defendants to be tried within 180 days, Maryland’s second-highest court ruled.
Maryland Supreme Court holds first public session with new name
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top court Friday held its first public session with a name other than the Court of Appeals, as it had been called since 1776. “Welcome to the […]
Md. appellate judges, lawyers form group to foster civility, mentoring
Maryland’s appellate judges and the attorneys who appear before them have formed a group to enhance civility on the bench and bar, as well as mentor young lawyers.
Md. Judiciary unveils Barbera’s official portrait, a first for a woman
The official portrait of retired Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera is the first of 24 such drawings of the state’s top jurists going back to 1778 to feature a woman.
High court upholds Barbera’s statute-of-limitations suspension
Maryland’s then top judge acted within her constitutional authority in suspending the deadline for filing civil claims as she closed the clerks’ offices to stanch the spread of the COVID-19 […]
Getty plans to write book, serve as assigned judge in retirement
Recently retired Court of Appeals Chief Judge Joseph M. Getty, who often regales visitors to Maryland’s high court with stories of its history, said he plans to put his words to paper.
Maryland’s retiring top judge recalls ‘sleepless nights’ as she prepares to pass ‘the baton’
Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera didn't expect to spend her last 18 months trying to keep courts open in an effort to stanch a pandemic.
Md. high court opens term, will hear sniper, student school board member cases
Maryland’s top court opened its 2021-2022 session Wednesday, a term in which it will take up the appeal of a Beltway sniper in considering whether the state constitution permits violent […]
Barbera’s final term included First Amendment, lost pet, gangland slaying cases
Maryland’s top court ended its 2020-2021 session Tuesday having issued rulings upholding Baltimore’s billboard tax against a free-speech challenge, limiting the compensation available for a negligently killed pet over a […]
Frosh, Barbera, Shah urge lawyers to do more pro bono work due to pandemic
Maryland’s top attorney and judge Thursday urged the state’s 40,000 lawyers to represent at least one low-income litigant for free or to volunteer hours of legal services during the next […]
5 judges, 1 attorney vie for Maryland Court of Appeals seat
Five judges and an attorney are vying for a seat on Maryland’s top court that will become vacant when Judge Mary Ellen Barbera reaches the state’s mandatory judicial retirement age of 70 on Sept. 10.
Retiring Chief Judge Barbera thanks bench and bar for ‘wonderful ride’
Maryland’s retiring top jurist Wednesday ended her last public appearance on the bench by thanking the state’s judiciary and more than 40,000 attorneys for “keeping the rule of law strong.” […]
