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Section 2-109 - Restriction on Judge's Practice of Law

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a judge of the court may not act as an attorney at law in a civil or criminal matter during a term of office. (b) This section does not apply: (1) In Harford County; (2) In Montgomery County; (3) In Baltimore City, to a judge of the Court while practicing law before any court of the State except an orphans’ court; or (4) In Prince George’s County, Baltimore County, Calvert County, and Howard County, to a judge of the Court while practicing law in connection with a case that is: (i) Outside the jurisdiction of orphans’ court; and (ii) Unrelated to the administration of an estate or guardianship.