The Judges Binder

Every office has prosecutors who know how each judge runs a courtroom, and new prosecutors who have never appeared before them. The Judges binder puts that knowledge in one place, for the judges of your own courts only.

The Judges binder

A directory from official sources

A folder for every judge in your jurisdiction: court, title, term and appointment, each fact shown with the official court or government page it came from and the date it was checked. We state only what the official source publishes, and each profile links to the state's judicial conduct body rather than characterizing any judge.

Your office's Do's and Don'ts

Editors write practical guidance for each judge, from courtroom habits to how they like argument presented. An Approver approves it before attorneys see it, and every change goes back for approval.

Rulings and bench trial findings

After a hearing, an attorney records the motion and the ruling, or each charge and the finding when the judge sat without a jury, in under a minute from a phone. Administrators can upload past results from a spreadsheet so trends start with your history.

Statistics that respect small numbers

How often each judge grants each kind of motion, conviction and lesser-offense rates at bench trials, and how they change by quarter. Fewer than 10 entries shows the counts alone, never a misleading percentage.

Hon. Jordan ExampleAssociate Judge, District Court
Term ends
2034
Source
State judiciary directory, checked this month

Do

  • Arrive early; the docket is called promptly.
  • Have exhibits premarked with copies for the court.

Don't

  • Re-argue a point once the court has ruled.

Your office's record

Motion to suppress (Defense)Granted 2 of 6 Too few to judge a pattern

An illustration with a fictional judge.

Your jurisdiction only

Baltimore City prosecutors see the judges of Baltimore City's courts and the state's appellate courts, not another county's. A United States Attorney's office sees its district and circuit.

Approved, private and free of case files

The binder works like every other binder: approval first, then your Administrator chooses the Profiles that see it. Your record is your office's alone, and it holds no names and no case numbers. Because your office is a public agency, the screens remind writers that guidance may be subject to public records law.

See it for your office

Explore the binders, or ask for an account and we will set up your office.