--- title: "Julia A. Martz-Fisher | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/julia-a-martz-fisher-md-circuit-frederick" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Julia A. Martz-Fisher Circuit Court for Frederick · Judge ## Profile - Court: Circuit Court for Frederick - 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/julia-a-martz-fisher-md-circuit-frederick", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/julia-a-martz-fisher-md-circuit-frederick", "name": "Julia A. 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Martz-Fisher has been Associate Judge for the Circuit Court for Frederick County since December 2, 2016, appointed by Governor Larry Hogan after the Maryland General Assembly created a sixth judicial seat. - As of December 2023, she also serves as Presiding Judge of the Adult Drug Court Program - Partner, Martz & Fisher, LLC (2009–2016) - Partner, Martz, Fisher & Drawbaugh, LLC (2003–2009) - 1999–2003: Associate, Law Offices of Walter C. Martz II - Law clerk to Judge G. Edward Dwyer, Jr., Frederick County Circuit Court (1998–1999) ### Education - University of Baltimore School of Law — J.D. (1999) - in Political Science — Hood College — B.A. (1991) ### Additional information - In 2021, she joined the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council in Frederick County, meeting quarterly to advise the County Council and County Executive - Born April 6, 1968 in Frederick, Maryland, Martz-Fisher is the daughter and granddaughter of local farmers. - Listed among the active judges of the 6th Judicial Circuit on the Maryland Courts website - She completed studies at Governor Thomas Johnson High School and is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick ## 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.