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227 Judges

227I Appointment, Qualification, and Tenure

227k11 Removal or Discipline

227k11(2) k. Standards, Canons, or Codes of Conduct, in General.

Trial judge violated Code of Judicial Conduct, which proscribes praising or criticizing of jury’s verdict, when judge stated to jury that verdict was “abomination” and had no relationship to reality or justice.
Jefferson-El v. State, 622 A.2d 737 (Md. 1993)