Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 13-203

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
The State Reporter, under the supervision of the Court of Appeals, shall prepare for publication reports of cases decided in the Court of Appeals of Maryland and in the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland and designated for publication by the respective courts. The clerk of each appellate court shall deliver to the Reporter accurate copies of the opinions designated for publication by his court. The opinion in each case shall be published within six months of the decision in the case. The Reporter, in the usual manner of authors, shall superintend the proofreading, correction, and publication of the reports and secure copyright for the State of Maryland as its property. The Reporter shall have the sum for clerical assistance provided in the State budget.