Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 4-401

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
The Office of Administrative Hearings shall dispose of a case or conduct a hearing and issue a final decision in:

(1) a Whistleblower Law hearing under § 5-310 of this article;

(2) an appeal under Title 11 of this article of a disciplinary action;

(3) a grievance under § 12-205 of this article; and

(4) an appeal under § 18-123 of the Public Utilities Article for the removal of an employee of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.