Economic, Political Interests Complicate Tort Reform
As the Maryland General Assembly heads into its final weeks, the debate over whether our state’s current tort law which…
Category: Court Administration
The Qualities of a Good Judge
What are the qualities that should be identified and then sought after in an applicant for judicial office? The diverse…
Selecting and Recruiting the Most Qualified Judges
What are the qualities that should be identified and then sought after in an applicant for judicial office? The diverse…
Selecting the Best Judges- Who, How and Why?
Governor O’Malley has now issued Executive Orders creating the Appellate Court and all of the Trial Court Judicial Selection Commissions…
A Primer on Comparative Negligence vs. Contributory Negligence
In my last column, I hailed the revival of the debate during the 2007 Session of the Maryland General Assembly…
Contributory Negligence v. Comparative Fault and Joint and Several Liability
As predicted in my last two columns, the Maryland General Assembly will not resolve the debate over whether to replace…
The Legacy of Chief Judge Ernest A. Loveless Jr.
On August 5, 2007, the former Chief Judge and Administrative Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Maryland, Ernest A….