Dashboard Judiciary Judgeship Needs - General Assembly of Maryland Department of Legislative Services

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Summary

A sharp increase occurred, following the Great Recession, in the number of judges certified as needed for both the circuit courts and the District Court. To improve planning for the creation of judgeships, the legislature asked the Judiciary to develop a multi‑ear plan (which was submitted with the fiscal 2014 certification of need) to address judgeship needs. As part of that plan, for fiscal 2017 the Judiciary requested 12 judgeships (10 circuit court and 2 District Court judgeships) and the General Assembly created 13 judgeships (11 circuit court and 2 District Court judgeships). The Judiciary did not request additional judgeships for fiscal 2018. For fiscal 2019, the Judiciary certified 173 circuit court judges and projected a need for 180 circuit court judgeships. For fiscal 2020, the Judiciary certified 173 circuit court judges and projected a need for 179 circuit court judgeships. For the District Court, the Judiciary certified 117 judges in fiscal 2019 and projected a need for 115 judgeships. For fiscal 2020, the Judiciary certified 117 judges and projected a need for 116 District Court judgeships.