{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-12-101","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 12–101","heading":"","body":"(a) In this title the following terms have the meanings indicated.\n(b) “Appellate court” means any court which reviews a final judgment of another court, and includes any court authorized to enter judgment following a de novo trial on appeal of a case or proceeding previously tried in another court.\n(c) “Appellate jurisdiction” means the jurisdiction exercised by an appellate court.\n(d) “Circuit court” means the circuit court for a county.\n(e) “Criminal action”, “criminal case”, “criminal cause”, or “criminal proceeding” includes a case charging violation of motor vehicle or traffic laws and a case charging violation of a rule or regulation if a criminal penalty may be incurred.\n(f) “Final judgment” means a judgment, decree, sentence, order, determination, decision, or other action by a court, including an orphans’ court, from which an appeal, application for leave to appeal, or petition for certiorari may be taken.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=12-101","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"c3d23c6211819ebf23d08c14c735c603791b2c9e95b847b344d3f4d43b23ef95","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-11-807","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-12-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}