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Judiciary Committee, Maryland House of Delegates
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The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the Maryland House of Delegates. Per House Rule 18, the committee is made up of 22 members.[1]
Per House Rule 17, committees in the Maryland House of Delegates are assigned by the Speaker of the House. Committees are appointed at the beginning of each session. The Speaker is also responsible for appointing chairs and vice chairs, and referring bills and resolutions to a committee. The House may suspend the rules to consider a bill or resolution without reference to a committee, provided that each member receives a copy. A member of a standing committee whose main function is to consider legislation may not serve as a member of another such standing committee.[2][3]
See rules: The text of the House rules is not available electronically, but can be found in the print version of the House Journal. Rules 17, 18 and 33 have been reproduced for Ballotpedia by request, and can be found here. For more information, contact the Department of Legislative Services.
Function
| “ | At its first legislative session following ratification of the Constitution of 1851, the House formed the Judiciary Committee to consider laws relating to a court system, newly altered by Maryland's second constitution. Today, the Committee still considers legislation relating to judicial administration and court structure. It also is concerned with administrative law; correctional facilities and services; criminal and civil laws, penalties, immunities, and procedures; drunk and drugged driving and jailable motor vehicle offenses; family law; juvenile justice; the legal profession; and public safety.[1][4] |
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Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (17) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (16) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Vanessa Atterbeary (D, Vice-chair) left this committee on November 09, 2021. [Source]
Ron Watson (D) left this committee on August 31, 2021. [Source]
Michael Malone (R) left this committee on September 30, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (14) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Charles E. Sydnor III (D) left this committee on December 30, 2019.
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Joseph Vallario, Jr., Chair | • John Cluster | |||
| • Kathleen Dumais, Vice-Chair | • Glen Glass | |||
| • Curt Anderson (Maryland) | • Trent Kittleman | |||
| • Vanessa Atterbeary | • Michael Malone (Maryland) | |||
| • Will Campos | • Susan McComas | |||
| • Jill Carter (Maryland) | • Neil Parrott | |||
| • Frank Conaway, Jr. | • Deb Rey | |||
| • David Moon | • Brett Wilson | |||
| • Marice I. Morales | ||||
| • Samuel Rosenberg | ||||
| • Will Smith (Maryland) | ||||
| • Charles E. Sydnor III | ||||
| • Geraldine Valentino-Smith | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (15) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Kevin Kelly (Maryland) | • Don Dwyer, Jr. | |||
| • Susan Lee | • John Cluster | |||
| • Curt Anderson | • Michael Hough | |||
| • Frank Conaway, Jr. | • Michael Smigiel, Sr. | |||
| • Geraldine Valentino-Smith | • Mike McDermott | |||
| • Jeff Waldstreicher | • Neil Parrott | |||
| • Jill Carter | • Susan McComas | |||
| • Joseph Vallario, Jr. | ||||
| • Kathleen Dumais | ||||
| • Keiffer Mitchell, Jr. | ||||
| • Kris Valderrama | ||||
| • Luiz Simmons | ||||
| • Luke Clippinger | ||||
| • Sam Arora | ||||
| • Tiffany Alston | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (14) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Samuel Rosenberg, Vice-Chair | • J.B. Jennings | |||
| • Kevin Kelly (Maryland) | • Don Dwyer, Jr. | |||
| • Todd Schuler | • Tony McConkey | |||
| • Kathleen Dumais | • Susan McComas | |||
| • Susan Lee | • Michael Smigiel, Sr. | |||
| • Luiz Simmons | • William Frank, Maryland Representative | |||
| • Jeff Waldstreicher | ||||
| • Benjamin Kramer | ||||
| • Ben Barnes | ||||
| • Gerron Levi | ||||
| • Kris Valderrama | ||||
| • Frank Conaway, Jr. | ||||
| • Jill Carter | ||||
| • Victor Ramirez | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Archives, "Judiciary Committee - Origin & Functions," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, "The Legislative Process: How a Bill Becomes a Law," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted by legislative librarian Annette Haldeman via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on February 19, 2021.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
