2025 Judicial Education Course Catalog

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 Ethics Issues for Trial and Appellate Courts 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. On and off the bench, trial court judges encounter ethical issues on a regular basis. Let’s take a deeper dive into the Code of Judicial Conduct and the rules governing Judicial Disabilities and Discipline as pertains to trial court judges. Come explore ethical issues faced by judges in Maryland and nationally. Coordinator: Tanya Bernstein, Esq. THURSDAY, APRIL 10 Contempt - Family, Civil, and Criminal 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Contempt is a powerful remedy to address court order violations in a family law case. But is contempt always the most effective remedy? Are there other effective remedies available? In enforcing a child support order, contempt may be effective to ensure child support payment. But what does a court do when the payor has involuntarily lost their job or suffers from some temporary disability? In child access, how does a court enforce its order when a parent willfully violates an existing order or when children resist the non-custodial parent? This course will explore the effective use of contempt in a family law case. Our seasoned members of the bench, with the assistance of the attendees, will evaluate appropriate valid sanctions and purge provisions in various family law situations (access, child support, etc.). Our panel will also identify potential remedies, other than contempt, to ensure compliance with a

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THURSDAY, MAY 15 FIELD TRIP: JUDE HOUSE 8-505/8-507 and Community-Based Treatment 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

This course will provide the participant with an important and comprehensive review of the Health General 8-505/8-507 treatment process for judges who have defendants before them who need inpatient and outpatient care. Health General 8-507 is a critically important and beneficial tool in the sentencing arsenal of non-drug court trial courts who handle a high percentage of defendants needing behavioral support before the courts. In this course, judges will learn the importance of their active role, not only in determining who is eligible for this treatment, but also for implementing the treatment in an appropriate way ensuring the essential need for “continuity of care” and “continuity of supervision.” Learn from experienced judges who have successfully used the process, behavioral science experts who will explain the science of addiction, treatment providers who provide these services and defendants who have faced the enormously difficult task of overcoming an addiction. Coordinators: Hon. Danielle Mosley; Hon. Marina Sabett

court order in a family law case. Coordinator: Vince Wills, Esq.

2025 Judicial Education Course Catalog

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