§ 13-101 State Administrative Office of the Courts
§ 13-101 v2 State Administrative Office of the Courts
§ 13-101.1 State Court Administrator – Assessment of drug court programs for grant purposes
§ 13-102 Court administrators in seventh judicial circuit

Terms Used In Maryland Code > COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS > Title 13 > Subtitle 1 - Administrative Offices

  • Administrator: includes an executor and a personal representative. See
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • minor: means an individual under the age of 18 years. See