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Malfeasance has been defined by appellate courts in other jurisdictions as a wrongful act which the actor has no legal right to do; as any wrongful conduct which affects, interrupts or interferes with the performance of official duty; as an act for which there is no authority or warrant of law; as an act which a person ought not to do; as an ...
The Appellate Court of Maryland originally could hear only criminal cases. However, its jurisdiction has expanded so that it now considers any reviewable judgment, decree, order, or other action of the circuit and orphans’ courts, unless otherwise provided by law. Judges sitting on the Appellate Court of Maryland generally hear and decide ...
Judicial misconduct occurs when a judge acts in ways that are considered unethical or otherwise violate the judge's obligations of impartial conduct.. Actions that can be classified as judicial misconduct include: conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts (as an extreme example: "falsification of facts" at summary judgment); using the ...
Robert Charles Murphy (October 9, 1926 – October 31, 2000) was a Maryland lawyer and jurist. [1] [2] [3] He served as Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, from 1972 to October 9, 1996, the same that day he turned 70 years old. Seventy is the Maryland State Constitution's mandatory retirement age for judges ...
Prosecutorial misconduct while prosecuting the Duke lacrosse case. [89] Richard Nixon: New York: August 9, 1976 — Obstruction of justice related to Watergate. [90] Joseph C. Pelletier: Massachusetts: May 8, 1922 — Removed from the office of Suffolk County, Massachusetts District Attorney for using his office to aid in blackmail and ...
The court justices, who included Justice Job Durfee, were involved in all three trials as both trial judges and the court of final appeal. [6] Durfee "told the jurors to give greater weight to Yankee witnesses than Irish witnesses." [5] Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee pardoned Gordon on June 29, 2011. [7] 1855: Chief Leschi: Murder
A federal appeals court struck down Maryland’s licensing requirements for handgun owners Tuesday, citing a 2022 landmark ruling by the conservative-majority US Supreme Court. Maryland’s ...
Seal as the Court of Appeals.. As the highest tribunal in Maryland, the Court of Appeals was created by Article 56 of the Maryland Constitution of 1776.The Court was to be "composed of persons of integrity and sound judgment in the law, whose judgment shall be final and conclusive in all cases of appeal, from the general court, court of chancery, and court of admiralty".