In the United States,a state supreme court is the highest court in the state judiciary of a U.S. state. On matters of state law,the judgment of a state supreme court is considered final and binding in both state and federal courts.
In the United States,a district attorney (DA),county attorney,county prosecutor,state's attorney,prosecuting attorney,commonwealth's attorney,state attorney or solicitor is the chief prosecutor or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a local government area,typically a county or a group of counties. The exact and scope of the office varies by state. Generally,the prosecutor represents the people of the jurisdiction. With the exception of three states,district attorneys are elected,unlike similar roles in other common law jurisdictions.
The Supreme Court of Maryland is the highest court of the U.S. state of Maryland. The court,which is composed of one chief justice and six associate justices,meets in the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building in the state capital,Annapolis. The term of the Court begins the second Monday of September. The Court is unique among American courts in that the justices wear red robes.
The government of Maryland is conducted according to the Maryland Constitution. The United States is a federation;consequently,the government of Maryland,like the other 49 state governments,has exclusive authority over matters that lie entirely within the state's borders,except as limited by the Constitution of the United States.
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of the state of West Virginia,the highest of West Virginia's state courts. The court sits primarily at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston,although from 1873 to 1915,it was also required by state law to hold sessions in Charles Town in the state's Eastern Panhandle. The court also holds special sittings at various locations across the state.
The Appellate Court of Maryland is the intermediate appellate court for the U.S. state of Maryland. The Appellate Court of Maryland was created in 1966 in response to the rapidly growing caseload in the Supreme Court of Maryland. Like the state's highest court,the tribunal meets in the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building in the state capital,Annapolis.
Peter Brunswick Krauser is an American jurist who served as the chief judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Prior to his appointment to the court,he was the chair of the Maryland Democratic Party.
Joseph F. Murphy Jr. was an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore,Maryland. Between December 17,2007,and September 30,2011,he was a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals,the highest court in Maryland. Prior to this appointment,Murphy served as the Chief Judge of the Court of Special Appeals,Maryland's intermediate court of appeals. He was also an instructor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
Mary Ellen Barbera is an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore,Maryland.
Roger A. Page is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court since 2016. He was appointed to the court by Governor Bill Haslam.
Raheem L. Mullins is an American lawyer and judge who has served as an Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court since 2017.
Michele Denise Hotten is a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland appointed by Governor Larry Hogan.
Eric David Miller is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Brynja McDivitt Booth is an American lawyer who has served a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland since 2019.
Jonathan Biran is an American lawyer from Maryland who serves as a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland.
Steven Bennett Gould is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland since 2021. He served as a judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals from 2019 to 2021.
Angela M. Eaves is an American lawyer and judge. She is a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland. She served as an administrative judge for the 3rd Judicial Circuit for Harford County from 2015 to 2022.
Matthew J. Fader is an American lawyer serving as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland since 2022. He previously served as the chief judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals from 2018 to 2022.
