What does the Court of Special Appeals do?

The Court of Special Appeals hears appeals from the circuit courts and orphan’s courts. It does not hear appeals that come from any other courts. Sometimes a circuit court case must instead be appealed to the Court of Appeals.

What are the different types of appeals in court?

There are three general types of appeal from a decision of the trial court:

• Appeals in the strict sense.
• Appeals by way of rehearing.
• Appeals by way of hearing ‘de novo’
• Merits review.
• Judicial review.

What is the Maryland Court of Special Appeals at large?

The Court of Special Appeals is the second highest court in Maryland. Like the State’s highest court, the Court of Special Appeals is an appellate court. It was established in 1966 to ease the caseload of the Court of Appeals and to facilitate resolution of cases requiring appellate adjudication.

What is the first step in an appeal?

The appeal is instituted with the filing of a notice of appeal. This filing marks the beginning of the time period within which the appellant must file a brief, a written argument containing that side’s view of the facts and the legal arguments upon which they rely in seeking a reversal of the trial court.

Where is the Court of Special Appeals in Maryland?

The Court of Special Appeals Clerk’s office can be reached by phone at (410) 260-1450. The Court of Special Appeals is Maryland’s intermediate appellate court. The Court considers appeals from almost any case that originates in a circuit court or an orphans’ court in Maryland.

What is the definition of a Court of Appeal?

Court of Appeal. An intermediate federal judicial tribunal of review that is found in thirteen judicial districts, called circuits, in the United States. A state judicial tribunal that reviews a decision rendered by an inferior tribunal to determine whether it made errors that warrant the reversal of its judgment.

When to use Court of Special Appeals form?

Now informal briefing is available for the appellant who is self-represented and incarcerated or who has a foreclosure or family law appeal. In addition, we have updated our forms – we now have a special form for use in criminal cases.

What is the Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia called?

In the District of Columbia, Maryland, and New York the court of last resort is called the Court of Appeals, and the intermediate court in Maryland is called the Court of Special Appeals.