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# Matthew J. Fader

Supreme Court of Maryland · Chief Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Maryland
- State: Maryland
- Role: Chief Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- 2022–present: Justice and Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Maryland
- The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland since April 15, 2022, appointed by then-Governor Larry Hogan
- Previous judicial role: Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals (2018–2022)
- 2017–2018: Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals (at-large)
- 1999–2002: Trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division
- Law clerk to Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, U.S. District Court, E.D. Virginia (1998–99)
- Position: Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Maryland (previously Court of Appeals)

### Education


### Additional information

- Date of birth: 1973
- Fader is active in youth sports coaching, community education, and judicial leadership roles
- Birth place: Towson

## 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/appellate/clerkships)
- [Official roster](https://www.mdcourts.gov/appellate/clerkships)
- [Maryland Courts official judicial roster](https://www.mdcourts.gov/appellate/clerkships)
- [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)
- [Official biography source for Matthew J. Fader](https://www.mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/import/hr/pdfs/judges_list_external.pdf)
- [Wikidata: Matthew J. Fader](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110961743)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [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.