Md. Admin. Order of 2025-12-08 (Amended Omnibus Administrative Order Rescinding Obsolete Orders)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND

AMENDED OMNIBUS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

RESCINDING OBSOLETE ORDERS

Whereas, certain administrative orders have been issued to replace prior existing

orders without rescinding the outdated orders; and

Whereas, Legislative and Rules changes have superseded certain prior

administrative orders that have not been rescinded; and

Whereas, having such orders remain extant risks creating confusion,

Now, therefore, I, Matthew J. Fader, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of

Maryland 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 December 2025, nunc pro tunc to October 7, 2022:0F

1. That the Administrative Order on Suspending MD Rule 4-271(a)(2) for Cases

Transferred to Baltimore City Circuit Court filed March 31, 1989, is hereby

2. That the Administrative Order on Suspending MD Rule 4-271(a)(2) for Cases

Transferred to Harford County Circuit Ct. filed July 31, 1990, is hereby rescinded

and archived.

3. That the Administrative Order concerning Maintenance of Dockets in the Circuit

Court for Baltimore County filed September 12, 1991, is hereby rescinded and

archived.

4. That the Administrative Order concerning Continuances for Conflicting Case

Assignments or Legislative Duties filed April 26, 1995, is hereby rescinded and

archived.

5. That the Administrative Order As to the Application of MD Rule 4-271 in Cecil

County filed February 4, 2004, is hereby rescinded and archived.

1 As originally entered, this Order also rescinded and archived the November 22, 1989

Administrative Order concerning the Standard Page Rate for Appellate Briefs. That Order

was rescinded in error and remains the operative order establishing the per page rate for

the reproduction of copies of briefs, appendices, and record extracts in the appellate courts.

See Rule 8-608(c) (stating that the Supreme Court should, from time-to-time, establish a

uniform page rate for reproduction of briefs, appendices, and record extracts).

6. That the Administrative Order Adopting Rules of Procedure for Appellate and Trial

Courts Judicial Nominating Commissions filed June 25, 2007, is hereby rescinded

and archived.

7. That the Revised Administrative Order Adopting Rules of Procedure for Appellate

and Trial Courts Judicial Nomination Commissions filed August 29, 2007, is hereby

8. That the Revised Administrative Order Adopting Rules of Procedure for Appellate

and Trial Courts Judicial Nomination Commissions filed April 10, 2008, is hereby

9. That the Administrative Order As to the Maryland Court Interpreter Program and

Committee on Court Interpretation and Translation Services filed October 18, 2012,

is hereby rescinded and archived.

10. That the Administrative Order concerning the Appointment Process for Attorneys

Representing Indigent Defendants at Initial Appearances before District Court

Commissioners filed November 26, 2013, is hereby rescinded and archived.

11. That the Administrative Order concerning the Conclusion of Video Conferencing

Pilot Programs filed December 18, 2013, is hereby rescinded and archived.

12. That the Administrative Order concerning Access by the State’s Attorneys and the

Office of the Public Defender to Certain Case Records in Juvenile Delinquency

Cases filed February 24, 2015, is hereby rescinded and archived.

13. That the Revised Administrative Order Adopting Rules of Procedure for Appellate

and Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commissions filed April 7, 2015, is hereby

14. That the Administrative Order concerning the Implementation of Electronic Filing

of Real Property Instruments in the Circuit Court filed January 21, 2016, is hereby

15. That the Administrative Order on The Judicial College of Maryland filed June 6,

2016, is hereby rescinded and archived.

16. That the Administrative Order on Judicial Information Systems to Facilitate

Reporting to the Maryland Department of Transportation – Motor Vehicle

Administration filed May 19, 2017, is hereby rescinded and archived.

17. That the Administrative Order Concluding Pilot Projects in Anne Arundel and

Wicomico Counties Permitting Commissioners to File and Update Certain Records

in the Circuit Courts via MDEC and Authorizing the State Court Administrator to

Proceed with Implementation in MDEC Jurisdictions filed March 6, 2018, is hereby

18. That the Administrative Order on Guiding the Response of Circuit Courts Sitting as

Juvenile Courts to the COVID-19 Emergency as it Relates to those Juveniles who

are Detained, Committed Pending Placement or in Commitments filed April 13,

2020, is hereby rescinded and archived.

19. That the Administrative Order on Guiding the Response of the Trial Courts of

Maryland to the COVID-19 Emergency as it Relates to those Persons who are

Incarcerated or Imprisoned filed April 14, 2020, is hereby rescinded and archived.

/s/ Matthew J. Fader

Matthew J. Fader

Chief Justice

Supreme Court of Maryland

Filed: December 08, 2025

/s/ Gregory Hilton

Gregory Hilton

Clerk

Supreme Court of Maryland

Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal

Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State

Government Article) this document is authentic.

2025.12.08

14:10:18-05'00'

Gregory Hilton, Clerk