Circuit Court for Howard County – Judges Sitting as Orphans’ Court Ho. Co. 06–22
Sponsor: Howard County DelegationCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 539 (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the judges of the Circuit Court for Howard County to sit as the Orphans' Court for Howard County; repealing a requirement that the qualified voters of Howard County elect three Orphans' Court judges for the county; and exempting Howard County from a provision of law authorizing a party to appeal a final judgment of an orphans' court to the circuit court of the county.
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Testimony (24)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 17Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Rubeling, Abbey | Howard County Delegation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rubeling, Abbey | Howard County Delegation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Howard County Delegation, Howard County Delegation | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Howard County Delegation, Howard County Delegation | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kitchen, Lauren | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Macfarlane, Byron | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Macfarlane, Byron | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | fisher, juliet | Baltimore County Orphans' Court | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | fisher, juliet | Baltimore County Orphans' Court | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Turner, Leslie Smith | Howard County Orphans' Court, Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bright, Melissa | Maryland Association of the Judges of the Orphans' Courts (MAJOC) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bright, Melissa | Maryland Association of the Judges of the Orphans' Courts (MAJOC) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Carroll, Paul | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Carroll, Paul | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Crossland, Ed | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Deaven, Jacob | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dodd, Anne | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dodd, Anne | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Loewenthal, Michele | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Loewenthal, Michele | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Malloy Groves, Athena | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Miller, Nicole | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Parrish, Mary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Spalding, Charles | Individual | Written (PDF) |