{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-const.-iv-judiciary-department-1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Const. IV - Judiciary Department § 1","heading":"","body":"The Judicial power of this State is vested in a Supreme Court of Maryland, such intermediate courts of appeal as the General Assembly may create by law, Circuit Courts, Orphans’ Courts, and a District Court. These Courts shall be Courts of Record, and each shall have a seal to be used in the authentication of all process issuing from it.","path":["Article - IV - Judiciary Department"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=c4\u0026section=1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:02:27Z","sha256":"a239a04c5eca01a8264c831de6080b89e76487dfba7fdf5e63625d232b1eafcf","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-const.-iii-legislative-department-61","next":"us-md/md.-const.-iv-judiciary-department-1a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}