2023 Judicial Education Course Catalog

MAY THURSDAY, MAY 11 Dissecting the Will 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 16 The Accessible Courtroom 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Maryland Judiciary’s mission is to provide fair, efficient, and effective justice for all. Disabled persons can face obstacles to accessing justice when court practices may not accommodate the needs or recognize the abilities of persons with sensory impairments, physical disabilities, or cognitive challenges. Judges play a critical role in actual and virtual courtrooms to ensure access to justice for all. This course will assist judges to identify policies and useful resources to fulfill their responsibilities to address access to the courts regardless of user ability or perception of user disability. Course objectives encompass handling requests for accommodation, resolving specific situations in the courtroom, noting points of disability etiquette, identifying emergency procedures to protect disabled persons, selecting jurors, and using technology to enhance access. This course will provide judges information and support they need to ensure courts are creating a truly accessible court environment and help them fulfill their obligations under Maryland Rules 18-102.2 (Impartiality and Fairness), 18 102.3 (Bias, Prejudice and Harassment), and 18-102.6 (Ensuring the Right to be Heard).

In this course we will review the many details and sections of a will and how to decipher the content. Coordinator: Judge Wendy A. Cartwright & Judge William L. Harris Faculty: TBD Probate on the Big Screen: Did Hollywood Get It Right? 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. In order for a man to inherit millions from his grandfather, he must marry his girlfriend. Another man leaves almost all of his estate to an autistic son. The other son tries to manipulate his brother for some of the money.Family fights over patriarch’s estate before he has even died. We’ll explore these movie plots and more to determine whether Hollywood got it right! Coordinator: Judge Athena Malloy Groves Faculty: Jonathan G. Lasley Esq.; Kathy Brissette Minus Esq.

Coordinator/Faculty: Pamela Ortiz Faculty: J. White; Eve Hill, Esq.; Warren Hedges, Esq.; Ronza Othman, Esq.

Class of 19999

Class of 2015 015

Class of 2009

Class of 2008

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