Donna McBride Appointed to Second Term for Maryland Court of Appeals Rules Committee
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Donna McBride Appointed to Second Term for Maryland Court of Appeals Rules Committee

Posted May 1, 2018 at 7:09 PM

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Miller, Miller & Canby's litigation attorney Donna McBride has been re-appointed to serve a second 5-year term as a Committee Member to the Standing Committee of Practice and Procedures.  Donna received her first appointment in 2013. The Committee assists the Court of Appeals in developing rules that govern the practice and procedure of law and judicial administration in Maryland. Also known as the Rules Committee, it was appointed by order of the Court of Appeals in 1946.

According the Maryland Constitution, the Court of Appeals is “empowered to regulate the practice and procedure in, and the judicial administration of, the courts of this State; and under Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article § 13-301, the Court of Appeals may appoint a standing committee of lawyers, judges, and other persons competent in judicial practice, procedure, or administration to assist the Court in the exercise of its rulemaking power.”

Procedural rules (also known as court rules) guide the litigant, who usually is represented by an attorney, on how to proceed when bringing a legal dispute into a State or federal court in Maryland. These mandatory rules establish a uniform process for trying cases to ensure that justice is administered fairly.

Donna McBride is a partner in Miller, Miller & Canby’s Litigation group. In her more than two decades of practice, she has tried hundreds of lawsuits throughout the state of Maryland and in the District of Columbia.  In addition to her extensive background as a trial lawyer, she is a member of the Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, was elected to be Treasurer of the Montgomery County Bar Association in which capacity she will serve from May 2018-May 2019, and regularly volunteers as a settlement conference facilitator for the District Court.  Each year, she has been named a Super Lawyer in the state of Maryland and District of Columbia since 2014. To learn more about Miller, Miller & Canby’s Litigation practice, contact Donna at 301-762-5212.
 

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