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Md. Const. art. IV, § 1

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The Judicial power of this State is vested in a Supreme Court of Maryland, such intermediate courts of appeal as the General Assembly may create by law, Circuit Courts, Orphans’ Courts, and a District Court. These Courts shall be Courts of Record, and each shall have a seal to be used in the authentication of all process issuing from it.

History

(1966, ch. 10, ratified Nov. 8, 1966; 1969, ch. 789, ratified Nov. 3, 1970; 1977, ch. 681, effective Nov. 7, 1978; 1980, ch. 523, effective Nov. 4, 1980; 2021, ch. 82, § 1, ratified Nov. 8, 2022; ch. 83, § 1.)

Provenance

Source: mgaleg.maryland.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-25
Edition: 2026-09-25
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