--- title: "Mary M. Kramer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mary-m-kramer-md-circuit-howard" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Mary M. Kramer Circuit Court for Howard · Judge ## Profile - Court: Circuit Court for Howard - 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/mary-m-kramer-md-circuit-howard", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mary-m-kramer-md-circuit-howard", "name": "Mary M. 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(1982) ### Additional information - As a circuit judge, she participates in the Domestic Law Committee and has chaired the domestic forms work group since 2022. - Mary M. Kramer was appointed by Governor Martin O’Malley to the Howard County Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, on December 30, 2014, and subsequently won election to her seat in the general election on November 8, 2016. - Sole practitioner from 1994 to 2004. - She was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1982, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in 1983, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1983 - Mary Morton Kramer was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1957. - Judge Mary M. Kramer has a distinguished career spanning private practice, judicial administration, and community involvement. - She has also served on the Judicial Ethics Committee and the Judicial Council - Kramer is an active member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Howard County Bar Association, and the Women’s Bar Association of Maryland. - Her work on the Howard County Circuit Court emphasizes family and domestic law, and she continues to contribute to Maryland’s legal community through committee service and professional leadership - She is also a Maryland Bar Foundation Fellow - She has held leadership roles including chairing the family law committee and serving on boards such as the Howard County Bar Foundation and the James MacGill American Inns of Court. ## 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.