ANNAPOLIS, MD (January 22, 2008) – Governor O’Malley today officially swore in the Honorable Peter B. Krauser Chief Judge of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland. Last year, Governor O’Malley appointed Judge Krauser as Chief Judge to the Court of Special Appeals to replace Chief Judge Joseph F. Murphy, Jr., who has served as Chief Judge of the Court of Special Appeals since 1996 and who was recently appointed to the Court of Appeals of Maryland.
“Judge Krauser is highly respected in the State’s legal system and I am confident that he will lead the Court of Special Appeals with fairness and integrity, and will ensure that the Court of Special Appeals continues to operate in an efficient and productive manner,” said Governor O’Malley.
Judge Krauser has been a member of the Court of Special Appeals since 2000. Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Krauser served as an appellate attorney with the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice, and as an attorney in private practice. He has also served as President of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington and is the recipient of the Breslau-Goldman Award from that organization. Judge Krauser is a member of the State Judiciary’s Civil Law and Procedure Committee. He attended Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.
The Chief Judge’s responsibilities include directing how the three judge panels of the Court of Special Appeals are constituted, when they sit, and what cases they hear. The Chief Judge also must ensure that cases are assigned to the members of the Court so that every judge has an equal amount of work and a variety of cases. Judge Krauser’s additional responsibilities will include ruling on motions for injunctions pending appeal, entering orders of the Court, and entering orders to dismiss an appeal or deny a motion to dismiss an appeal.
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