Queen Anne's Cnty. Cir. Ct. Juvenile DCM Plan (introduction)

Md. Rule 16-302(a) provides that the county admini strative judge shall supervise the

assignment of actions for trial in a manner that maximizes the efficient use of available judicial

personnel, brings pending actions to trial, and disposes of them as expeditiously as feasible.

Md. Rule 16-302(b)(1)(A) mandates that the county administrative judge shall develop

and, upon approval by the chief judge of the Court of Appeals, implement a case management

plan for the prompt and efficient scheduling and disposition of actions in the circuit court. The

plan shall include a system of differentiated case management in which actions are classified

according to complexity and priority and are assigned to a scheduling category based on that

classification. This plan serves as a guide to the management of cases in Queen Anne’s County.

The provisions set forth in this plan are intended to serve as a general guideline for the

processing of cases which come before the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County. However,

the provisions are not intended to be rigid, given that circumstances related to any particular case

may require flexibility to ensure fairness. Additionally, this plan is prepared within the confines

of case time standards and the plan does not purport to override any requirements of the Md.

Rules or the Annotated Code of Maryland.