Md. Admin. Order of 2024-03-12 (Implementation of a Wellness Treatment Court in ...)

IN THE MATTER OF THE * IN THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF A *

WELLNESS TREATMENT COURT * SUPREME COURT

IN THE CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT *

COURTS FOR WORCESTER COUNTY * OF MARYLAND

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ORDER

WHEREAS, the County Administrative Judge for the Circuit Court for Worcester

County and the District Administrative Judge for the District Court of Maryland for Worcester

County submitted a detailed plan for the establishment of a Wellness 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 12th day of March 2024, effective immediately,

that the establishment of the Wellness Treatment Court in the Circuit and District Courts for

Worcester County be, and hereby is, approved.

/s/ Matthew J. Fader

Honorable Matthew J. Fader

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Maryland

Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal

Filed: March 12, 2024 Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State

Government Article) this document is authentic.

/s/ Gregory Hilton

Gregory Hilton, Esq. 2024.03.12 11:13:33

Clerk, Supreme Court of Maryland -04'00'

Gregory Hilton, Clerk