Md. R. Jud. & Judi. Appts. 18-202.12

As amended through November 13, 2024

Rule 18-202.12 - Supervisory Duties

(a) A judicial appointee shall require court staff, court officials, and others subject to the judicial appointee's direction and control to act in a manner consistent with the judicial appointee's obligations under this Code.

(b) A judicial appointee with supervisory authority for the performance of other judicial appointees shall take reasonable measures to ensure that those judicial appointees properly discharge their official responsibilities, including the prompt disposition of matters before them.

This Rule is derived from former Rule 2.12 of Rule 16-814(2016).

Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. 7/1/2016; amended March 1, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024.

COMMENT

[1] A judicial appointee is responsible for the judicial appointee's own conduct and for the conduct of others, such as staff, when those individuals are acting at the judicial appointee's direction or control. A judicial appointee may not direct court personnel to engage in conduct on the judicial appointee's behalf or as the judicial appointee's representative when such conduct would violate this Code if undertaken by the judicial appointee.

[2] Public confidence in the judicial system depends upon timely justice. To promote the efficient administration of justice, a judicial appointee with supervisory authority must take the steps needed to ensure that judicial appointees under the judicial appointee's supervision administer their workloads promptly.