Each county in Maryland contains a trial court where civil matters in controversy are greater than $30,000.00 or the matter was filed in District Court and a jury trial was prayed thereby removing the case to Circuit Court. The Circuit Court is the court where a Plaintiff may have a trial by jury to decide all outstanding issues in this case. Circuit Court discovery rules permit the parties to take depositions, propound 30 interrogatories, obtain an independent medical evaluation, request admission of facts and genuiness of documents. Discovery in Circuit Court can take months to complete and be quite time consuming depending upon the number of parties in the lawsuit, number of attorneys involved in the case and number of witnesses to be deposed. Maryland Circuit Courts also hear appeals from the District Court and many of the various commissions and administrative bodies in the state including but not limited to the Maryland Workers Compensation Commission, and the Administrative Hearings Division of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. Maryland is broken down into 8 Circuits.
The Circuits are divided as follows:
1st Circuit – Dorchester County, Somerset County, Wicomico county, Worcester County
2nd Circuit -- Caroline County, Cecil County, Kent County, Queen Anne’s County, Talbot County
3rd Circuit – Baltimore County, Harford County
4th Circuit – Allegany County, Garrett County, Washington County
5th Circuit – Anne Arundel County, Howard county, Carroll county
6th Circuit – Frederick County, Montogmery County
7th Citrcuit – Calvert County, Charles County, Prince George’s County, Saint Mary’s County
8th Circuit – Baltimore City
Allegany County Circuit Court
Court House
30 Washington Street
Cumberland,MD 21502
Anne Arundel County Circuit Court
7 Church Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Mailing address is:
Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County
P.O. Box 71
7 Church Circle
Annapolis, MD 21404-0071
Baltimore City Circuit Court
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse
100 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Courthouse East
111 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Baltimore County Circuit Court
County Courts Building
401 Bosley Avenue
Towson, MD 21204
Calvert County Circuit Court
Courthouse
175 Main Street
Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678
Caroline County Circuit Court
Court House
109 Market Street
Denton, Maryland 21629
Carroll County Circuit Court
55 N. Court Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Cecil County Circuit Court
129 E. Main Street
Elkton, MD 21921-5943
Charles County Circuit Court
200 Charles Street
P.O. Box 970
La Plata, MD 20646
Dorchester County Circuit Court
206 High Street
P.O. Box 150
Cambridge, Maryland 21613
Frederick County Circuit Court
100 West Patrick Street
Frederick, Maryland 21701
Garrett County Circuit Court
203 S. 4th Street, Room 209
P.O. Box 447
Oakland, Maryland 21550
Harford County Circuit Court
20 West Courtland Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Clerk's Office
Courts/Judicial
8360 Court Avenue
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Land Records/Licensing
The Thomas Dorsey Building
9250 Bendix Road
Columbia, MD 21045
Kent County Circuit Court
103 N. Cross Street
Chestertown, Maryland 21620
Montgomery County Circuit Court
50 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Prince George's County Circuit Court
Court House
14735 Main Street
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
Queen Anne's County Circuit Court
100 Courthouse Square
Centreville, MD 21617
Somerset County Circuit Court
Court House
30512 Prince William Street
Princess Anne, Maryland 21853
St. Mary's County Circuit Court
41605 Courthouse Drive
Leonardtown, Maryland 20650
Talbot County Circuit Court
Court House
11 N. Washington Street
Easton, MD 21601
Mailing Address:
11 North Washington Street
Suite 16
Easton, MD 21601
Washington County Circuit Court
95 W. Washington Street
Hagerstown 21740
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 229
Hagerstown, MD 21741
Wicomico County Circuit Court
101 North Division Street
Courthouse, Room 105
Salisbury, Maryland 21801
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 198
Salisbury, MD 21803-0198
Worcester County Circuit Court
Court House, Room 104
One W. Market Street
P.O. Box 40
Snow Hill, Maryland 21863