Courts of Maryland explained

Courts of Maryland include:

State courts of Maryland

• Supreme Court of Maryland^[1]
  • Appellate Court of Maryland^[2]
    • Maryland Circuit Courts (8 judicial circuits)^[3]
      • Maryland District Courts (34 locations in 12 judicial districts)^[4]

Federal courts located in Maryland

• United States District Court for the District of Maryland^[5]

Former federal courts of Maryland

• United States District Court for the District of Potomac (1801–1802; also contained the District of Columbia and pieces of Virginia; extinct, reorganized)^[6]

External links

• National Center for State Courts – directory of state court websites.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Court of Appeals of Maryland . Courts.state.md.us . 2008-12-17.
2. Web site: Theresa Thomas . Maryland Court of Special Appeals . Courts.state.md.us . 2008-12-17.
3. Web site: Circuit Courts Directory . Courts.state.md.us . 2008-12-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081217055109/http://www.courts.state.md.us/circuit/directory.html . 2008-12-17 .
4. Web site: Roberta Warnken/Ken Brown . District Court of Maryland . Courts.state.md.us . 2008-12-17.
5. Web site: U.S. District Court District of Maryland . Mdd.uscourts.gov . 2008-12-17.
6. http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/dc_courts Federal Judicial History: Federal Courts of the District of Columbia