--- title: "Gladys M. Weatherspoon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gladys-m-weatherspoon-md-circuit-prince-georges" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Gladys M. Weatherspoon Circuit Court for Prince George's · Judge ## Profile - Court: Circuit Court for Prince George's - 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/gladys-m-weatherspoon-md-circuit-prince-georges", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gladys-m-weatherspoon-md-circuit-prince-georges", "name": "Gladys M. 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Lopez at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1994 to 1995 ### Education - Gladys Weatherspoon earned her B.A. in English Language & Literature from the University of Maryland University College in 1988 and her J.D. from the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia in 1994. ### Additional information - From 2008 to 2020, she managed her own law office - She was recognized as one of the Top One Hundred Trial Attorneys by the National Trial Lawyers Association in 2013 - She held the role of a staff attorney and later supervising attorney in the Felony Division of the Public Defender Service in D.C. from 1998 to 2008, eventually becoming Deputy Trial Chief. - She was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1995 and the Maryland Bar in 2007. - representing clients in serious criminal cases, including murder, narcotics offenses, sexual abuse, and white-collar crimes - Weatherspoon has over 20 years of experience in jury trials, defending clients in both federal and state courts in the District of Columbia and Maryland. - Weatherspoon belongs to the National Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, Prince George’s County Bar Association, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, and the Hispanic Bar Association. - She also participates in the National Association of Criminal Lawyers and the American Trial Lawyers Association, and serves on the Executive Board of Women Walking in Their Shoes. ## 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.