Rule 16-806 - Judicial Personnel Policies and Procedures(a) Duty of State Court Administrator.(1)Generally. The State Court Administrator shall develop personnel policies and procedures applicable to employees in the Judicial Branch of the State Government, other than judges and employees of the Orphans' Courts and the Registers of Wills, without regard to the source of the funding of their compensation.(2)Content.(A) For all such employees, the policies and procedures shall address the rights and responsibilities of employees and management in implementing applicable Federal and Maryland equal opportunity, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, anti-retaliation, and anti-nepotism laws and provide for the reporting and redressing of violations.(B) For employees who by statute or Rule are included in a State personnel system or are employed by Judicial units that are required by Rule to comply with personnel standards and guidelines promulgated by the State Court Administrator, the policies and procedures shall address such other matters as are commonly included in such personnel systems and that the State Court Administrator deems appropriate.Cross reference: See Rules 16-401 and 16-801.
(b) Duty of County Administrative Judges. The county administrative judge shall develop personnel policies and procedures for employees of the circuit court which shall be consistent with the policies and procedures developed by the State Court Administrator under subsection (a)(2)(A).(c) Approval by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The State Court Administrator or the county administrative judge who developed the policies and procedures required by this Rule shall submit them for consideration by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The policies and procedures shall take effect upon approval as directed by the Chief Justice.Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended Dec. 13, 2016, eff. 4/1/2017; amended April 21, 2023, eff. 4/1/2023.HISTORICAL NOTES
2016 Orders
The December 13, 2016, order, rewrote this rule.