Md. Admin. Order of 2023-12-15 (Implementation of a Frederick and Washington Counties ...)

IN THE MATTER OF THE * IN THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF A *

FREDERICK AND WASHINGTON * SUPREME COURT

COUNTIES – DISTRICT 11 – REGIONAL *

VETERANS TREATMENT COURT * OF MARYLAND

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ORDER

WHEREAS, the Administrative Judge of the District Court of Maryland for Frederick

and Washington Counties submitted a detailed plan for the establishment of a Veterans

Treatment 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 and District Courts;

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 Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland,

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority conferred by Article IV, § 18, of the

Maryland Constitution, I do hereby order this 15th day of December 2023, effective

immediately, that the establishment of a Frederick and Washington Counties – District 11 – Regional

Veterans Treatment Court be, and hereby is, approved.

/s/ Matthew J. Fader

Honorable Matthew J. Fader

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Maryland

Filed: December 15, 2023

Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials

/s/ Gregory Hilton Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this

document is authentic.

Gregory (Greg) Hilton, Esq.

2023-12-15

15:28-05:00

Gregory Hilton, Clerk