--- title: "Alan C. Lazerow | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alan-c-lazerow-md-circuit-baltimore-city" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Alan C. Lazerow Circuit Court for Baltimore City · Judge ## Profile - Court: Circuit Court for Baltimore City - State: Maryland - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### remote proceedings Scope: statewide Maryland trial courts may conduct remote electronic proceedings when authorized by rule, and the court may permit or require participants to appear by remote electronic communications. Evidence excerpt: the court may permit or require one or more participants, or all participants, to join the proceeding by means of remote electronic communications. [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote recording Scope: statewide For Maryland remote proceedings, the required recording is made by the court, and participants should not make their own audio or video recording unless the court permits it. Evidence excerpt: Proceedings conducted via videoconferencing technology must be recorded by the court [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### electronic devices Scope: statewide Maryland permits electronic devices in court facilities only in accordance with court rules and orders; attorneys may use devices reasonably for a proceeding if silent, positioned away from the trier of fact or witnesses, not used for recording, and not used for unauthorized communication. Evidence excerpt: attorneys are permitted the reasonable and lawful use of an electronic device in connection with the proceeding provided that [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### photography video recording Scope: statewide Maryland prohibits taking, recording, or transmitting photographs, videos, or other visual images in court facilities unless the court expressly grants permission in a specific instance. Evidence excerpt: The taking, recording, or transmitting of photographs, videos, or other visual images by cell phone or any other device is prohibited in the court facility at all times [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/import/hr/pdfs/judges_list_external.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/import/hr/pdfs/judges_list_external.pdf) - [Maryland Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/import/hr/pdfs/judges_list_external.pdf) - [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings) - [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alan-c-lazerow-md-circuit-baltimore-city", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alan-c-lazerow-md-circuit-baltimore-city", "name": "Alan C. 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Lazerow is the Associate Judge of the Maryland 8th Judicial Circuit (Baltimore City Circuit Court), appointed in December 2023 and re‐elected in November 2024, with a term ending in 2039 - Associate Judge in the 8th Judicial Circuit of the Baltimore City Circuit Court, a nonpartisan judicial position covering a defined geographic area - He also served as an assigned public defender at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP ### Education - in Psychology — University of Maryland, College Park — B.A. (2005) ### Additional information - Lazerow has served on the Board of Directors of Shoresh (2011–present, president 2019–2023), is Vice President and travel coordinator of Wellwood Baseball in Northwest Baltimore, and has been active in University of Maryland Hillel leadership - He was re‐elected in the November 5, 2024 general election - Before joining the court, Lazerow was Senior Litigation Counsel in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland (2022–2024) and Assistant U.S. Attorney in the civil division (2017–2024). - Appointed by Governor Wes Moore on December 15, 2023 to replace Charles J. Peters. - He led the office’s civil opioid initiative and handled cases involving employment discrimination, immigration, torts under the Federal Tort Claims Act, and bankruptcy matters. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d7f2b6c1b52f4889f91cdbe) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings). Collected 2026-07-26. - [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-9a7f81ce806c87a1ae6dac48) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice). Collected 2026-07-26.