Data codebook

This public index describes ordinary access. Fields that require an unredacted-record grant are omitted; after authentication, GET /api/v1/metadata returns the exact tables and fields available to your account.

Definitions have been recorded for some tables and columns and not others. A field with no definition has not been documented yet.

Served tables

• Alternate IDs for judicial officers, served as judicial_officer_aliases. The Maryland Judiciary sometimes lists more than one ID for the same judicial officer. This table records those alternate IDs.
• Appellate opinions, served as appellate_opinions. Reported opinions of the Supreme Court and Appellate Court of Maryland, 1995-present
• Attorney directory, served as attorney_listings. Maryland Judiciary professional-roster listings collected independently of court cases.
• Attorney sanctions, served as attorney_sanctions. Attorney disciplinary sanctions and actions affecting licensure published by the Maryland Judiciary, fiscal years 2006-present.
• attorney_addresses, served as attorney_addresses. Addresses recorded for a lawyer appearing in a case.
• Attorneys, served as attorneys. Lawyers recorded as representing a party in a case, including appearance and removal dates.
• bail_bonds, served as bail_bonds. Bonds securing a defendant's appearance in court, including amounts, collateral, and bond status.
• bond_remitters, served as bond_remitters. People or organizations recorded as providing bail money for a case.
• bond_settings, served as bond_settings. Bail decisions recorded for a case, with a separate row for each setting or review.
• bondsmen, served as bondsmen. Commercial bail providers and their contact details recorded with a case or bond.
• case_cross_references, served as case_cross_references. Other numbers and identifiers recorded for a case, such as agency or citation numbers.
• case_events, served as case_events. Docket entries recording filings, court actions, and other activity in a case.
• Cases, served as case_info. Maryland court cases, with one row per case.
• cause_remedies, served as cause_remedies. Relief sought or recorded for a civil claim, such as money or return of property.
• causes, served as causes. Individual civil claims recorded within a case, including who filed each claim and against whom.
• charge_converted_dispositions, served as charge_converted_dispositions. Separate outcome and sentence entries carried forward from older court records.
• Charges, served as charges. Criminal and traffic charges, dispositions, pleas, and sentences.
• complaints, served as complaints. Individual complaints filed within a case, including their filing dates, amounts, and status.
• Custody stays, served as custody_stays. Stays in state prisons and Baltimore City detention facilities found by weekly searches of the DPSCS Incarcerated Individual Locator, on each criminal case whose defendant the listed person possibly matches.
• hearings, served as hearings. Scheduled court appearances and their recorded outcomes, with one row per hearing entry.
• judgment_events, served as judgment_events. Dated court actions concerning judgments in a case.
• judgment_modifications, served as judgment_modifications. Changes recorded to a judgment, including amended amounts and dates.
• judgment_parties, served as judgment_parties. People or organizations recorded on each side of a judgment.
• judgment_statuses, served as judgment_statuses. Status-history entries for a judgment, including dates and comments.
• judgments, served as judgments. Court decisions about money, property, or other relief, with a separate row for each recorded entry.
• Judicial officer case links, served as judicial_officer_case_links. Links between judicial officers and case records, based on published officer IDs or possible name matches.
• Judicial officers, served as judicial_officers. Maryland judicial officers published by the Judiciary's official judicial directory lists.
• landlord_tenant_judgments, served as landlord_tenant_judgments. Decisions in landlord-tenant cases about possession of the property, money owed, and delays in enforcement.
• other_events, served as other_events. Additional dated activities listed separately from the main docket entries.
• Parties, served as parties. People, organizations, and agencies associated with Maryland court cases.
• party_addresses, served as party_addresses. Addresses recorded for people and organizations involved in a case.
• party_aliases, served as party_aliases. Alternate names recorded for a person or organization in a case.
• probations, served as probations. Probation terms and conditions recorded for a case or charge.
• related_cases, served as related_cases. Links to other cases and the reasons Case Search gives for those links.
• restitutions, served as restitutions. Orders to repay losses, including amounts, payment schedules, and collection details.
• sentencing_net_totals, served as sentencing_net_totals. Combined sentence amounts and durations reported for a case.
• service_events, served as service_events. Entries recording the issue of court papers for delivery to a party.
• sex_offender_registrations, served as sex_offender_registrations. Sex-offender registration requirements recorded in a court case.
• supervision_contacts, served as supervision_contacts. Probation officers and impaired-driving monitors named as contacts for a case.
• support_orders, served as support_orders. Court orders for financial support, including payment amounts, schedules, and recipients.
• traffic_dispositions, served as traffic_dispositions. Traffic-charge outcomes, sentences, and lesser or amended charges recorded by the court.
• warrants, served as warrants. Warrants recorded in a case, including their type, issue date, and latest reported status.

Generated from the current ordinary-access catalog.