United States District Court for the District of Maryland

E67054

United States district court federal trial court

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Maryland.

Aliases (1)

United States district courts in Maryland ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States district court → federal trial court →
appealsTo	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit →
appliesLaw	Federal Rules of Civil Procedure → Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure → United States Code → United States Constitution →
circuit	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit →
country	United States →
establishedBy	United States Congress →
governmentBranch	judicial branch of the United States →
governsArea	State of Maryland →
handlesCaseType	civil cases → criminal cases →
hasBuildingType	courthouse →
hasClerkOffice	Clerk of Court for the District of Maryland →
hasCourthouse	Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse → United States Courthouse Greenbelt →
hasDivision	Northern Division → Southern Division →
hasFunction	adjudication of federal civil disputes → adjudication of federal criminal prosecutions →
hasJudgeType	Article III judge → United States magistrate judge →
hasLocation	Baltimore, Maryland → Greenbelt, Maryland →
hasType	trial court of general federal jurisdiction →
hasWebsite	https://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/ →
hears	cases arising under federal statutes → cases involving the United States government → diversity jurisdiction cases → federal question jurisdiction cases →
jurisdiction	federal law →
language	English →
legalSystem	common law →
locatedIn	Maryland →
partOf	United States District Court system → federal judiciary of the United States →
seat	Baltimore, Maryland → Greenbelt, Maryland →
shortName	D. Md. →
subjectTo	oversight by the Judicial Conference of the United States →
territorialJurisdiction	State of Maryland →
uses	jury trials in certain cases →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ("United States district courts in Maryland") →	handlesAppealsFrom
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit →	reviewsCasesFrom
Fourth federal judicial circuit →	reviewsFrom