Maryland Legal Overview: Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia The Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia metropolitan area covers Washington D.C. and 33 other counties and independent cities in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Thirteen of the counties are located in Maryland, spread across three MSAs and one micropolitan area. The Census Bureau defines the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia metro area as a CSA or combined statistical area. It includes the Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg MSA, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA, Baltimore-Towson MSA, Winchester MSA and the Lexington Park and Culpepper micropolitan areas. Listed below are the main Maryland cities that come under the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia metro area.
Top Maryland cities for Legal Issues: Baltimore
1. The main trial courts in Maryland are the circuit courts with general jurisdiction. Baltimore City is served by the 8th Circuit Court, while the surrounding area under Baltimore County comes under the 3rd Circuit Court based in the city of Towson. There are five judicial districts in Maryland, and District 1 covers Baltimore City. The district court has limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors, small claims, traffic violations, evictions and domestic violence cases. The city of Bethesda and Montgomery County are served by the 6th Judicial Circuit Court and the 6th District Court.
Trending Legal Topics: Appeals against verdicts handed down by the trial courts have to be filed with the Court of Special Appeals, which is the intermediate appellate court located in Annapolis. The intermediate appellate court’s decisions can be upheld or overturned by the Court of Appeals, which is the court of last resort in the Maryland state judicial system. Federal cases may be filed with the Baltimore Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Federal court appeals in Maryland are heard by the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. |