Md. Admin. Order of 2021-06-09 (Implementation of an Adult Drug Court in ...)

IN THE MATTER OF THE * IN THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF AN *

ADULT DRUG COURT IN * COURT OF APPEALS

THE DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND *

IN BALTIMORE COUNTY * OF MARYLAND

ORDER

WHEREAS, the Administrative Judge of the District Court of Maryland in

Baltimore County submitted a detailed plan for the establishment of an Adult Drug Court

to the Judicial Council’s Committee on Specialty Courts and Dockets for its review and

recommendation in compliance with Maryland Rule 16-207 and the Administrative Order

on the Approval of Problem-Solving Court Programs in the Circuit Courts and District

Court; and

WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of the Judicial Council’s Committee on

Specialty Courts and Dockets, the State Court Administrator reviewed the plan and

recommends its establishment to the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals,

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals

and administrative head of the Judicial Branch, pursuant to the authority conferred by

Article IV, § 18 of the Maryland Constitution, do hereby order this 8th day of June 2021,

effective immediately, that the establishment of an Adult Drug Court in the District Court

of Maryland in Baltimore County be, and hereby is, approved.

Q /s/ Mary Ellen Barbera

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Honorable Mary Ellen Barbera

Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland

Filed: June 9, 2021 Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act

(§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document

is authentic.

/s/ Suzanne C. Johnson

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Suzanne C. Johnson 2021-06-09 14:12-04:00

Clerk, Court of Appeals of Maryland

Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk