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D. Md. L.R. 705.6
Definitions
a) “Court”
For purposes of L.R. 705, whenever an action or order is issued or taken by “the Court,”
the action or order shall first be reviewed and approved by a majority of the district judges,
present and voting, sitting en banc. Any subsequent order shall be signed by the Chief Judge
on behalf of the Court.
b) “Judge” and “Clerk”
For purposes of L.R. 705, “judge” includes district judges, magistrate judges, and
bankruptcy judges of this Court, and “Clerk” includes the Clerk of Court and any deputy
clerk of the District Court.
c) “Hearing”
Whenever a hearing is required under L.R. 705 or otherwise authorized by the Court in
connection with an attorney’s application for membership or continued membership in this
Court’s Bar, the hearing shall be before one (1) or more judges of the Court. If the hearing
is predicated upon the complaint of a judge of this Court, the hearing shall be conducted
before a panel of three (3) other judges of this Court appointed by the Chief Judge or, if
there are less than three (3) judges eligible to serve or the Chief Judge is the complainant,
the panel shall be appointed by the Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. At
least one district judge shall serve on each panel.
d) “Attorney-Respondent”
For purposes of L.R. 705, the term “attorney-respondent” shall refer to any attorney
referred to the Disciplinary and Admissions Committee or otherwise subject to a pending
investigation, disciplinary sanction, or other non-disciplinary action affecting licensure.
e) Service of Papers on Attorney-Respondent
Unless otherwise ordered, the Clerk shall serve all orders initiating a case under L.R. 705
to an attorney-respondent by certified mail at the attorney-respondent’s last known address
on file with the Clerk’s Office. All subsequent orders and papers shall be served by regular
mail either to the attorney-respondent’s address most recently stated in a document filed by
the attorney-respondent in the case, or to the attorney-respondent’s last known address on
file with the Clerk’s Office. Service in all cases is complete upon mailing consistent with this
subsection. In the event counsel represents an attorney-respondent, service will be made on
the attorney-respondent as well as counsel.
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- www.mdd.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-18
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- fed-district-2026-09-18
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