2021 Judicial Education Course Catalog

Watch Your Flank in Criminal Court: Motions to Suppress & Motions in Limine in Criminal Cases 1:00 P.m. – 4:00 p.m.

TUE 11

TUE 25

What's It All About Alphie? Torts & the Bench 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Torts in the District Court: What's it all about? How does one prove duty, breach, causation, and damages? The experts on both sides of the case share their experiences in evaluating liability and damages. Explanations abound as to the evaluationprocess.Hearfromthetrialjudgesandlawyerswho areactuallyonthefrontlines. Coordinator: Judge Marcus Z. Shar Faculty: TBA

Watch your flank in criminal court! Prosecutors and defense attorneys get to focusmost of their energies on the intricacies of criminal law. This makes a judge’s job of keeping up with everythingbeing arguedevenmore challenging. Let our panel of seasoned criminal law judges get you prepared to handle the vast array of motions to suppress. Learn how changes to substantive and procedural criminal law will affect how thesemotions need to be addressed. Youwill also be ready to confidentlyhandlemotions inlimine astheycropupaddressing avarietyofissues.

THU 27 Murky Indeed!

Sentencing (DC & CC) 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sentencing has always been a central

Coordinator/Faculty: Judge John M. Maloney Faculty: Judge Donine M. Carrington Martin; Judge Nicholas E. Rattal

component of justice, as it addresses the ultimate “bottom line” issue of the punishment to be imposed. In recent decades, many jurisdictions have adopted formal sentencing guidelines and procedures to govern this once almost entirely discretionary aspect of the system. This programwill explore sentencing fromthe perspective of both the Circuit Court and the District Court Judge. The interactive components may include, but are not limited to: alternative sentences; mental health issues; relief underHG8-507; drug treatment; re-entry; collateral consequences; VOPs and Court reviews; parole and probationsupervision;continuityofcaresupervision;etc. Coordinators/Faculty: Judge George M. Lipman (Ret.); Judge Stacy W. McCormack; Judge J. Michael Wachs

Electronic and Digital Evidence for Orphans' Court Judges OC 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

THU 13

It’s 2021 - Everyone leaves behind a Digital Footprint! Please join us for this informative half-day class where we traverse the often-confusingworldofdigitalandelectronicevidence.Through lecturettes, interactive activities, hypothetical scenarios, and smallgroupdiscussions,yourfacultywillworktoprovideyouwith a clearer understanding of the considerations to account for when dealing with digital and electronic evidence in probate matters. Through these applications and from anecdotes shared by your colleagues, you will walk away from this class with practical tips andtrickstoenhanceyourconfidenceontheBench. Coordinator: Judge Wendy A. Cartwright Faculty: TBA

C.A.N.D.O. CONFERENCE SAVE THE DATE OCTOBER 18 & 19

Ethical Situations, Dilemmas, & the Orphan's Court Judge OC 1:00 P.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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This interactive course explores specific situations in which ethical issuesmay arise for Orphans' Court judges, both on and off the bench. It will include a briefing and description of the structure, operation, procedures, and protocols of the Judicial DisabilitiesCommissionas theyapply toOrphans' Court judges. In addition, we will explore the relationship between the Orphans'CourtjudgeandtheJudicialEthicsCommittee.Wewill alsocovertheethicalissuesthatmayariseduringelectionyears. Coordinator: Judge Wendy A. Cartwright Faculty: TBA

2021 Judicial Education Course Catalog

Off-Site Course 19