Data codebook

judgment_events

API table: judgment_events

Dated court actions concerning judgments in a case.

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A field with a fixed, closed set of values lists that set below. A field with documented codes lists its known values, and shows a meaning for the ones that have been described. Other value lists are not published here. Licensed clients can read them through GET /metadata.

Case Number

API field: case_number

Maryland Judiciary case number that links this judgment event to case_info.

Served type
String
Nullability
Always present on a served row
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals

Populated on 100% of served rows (5,796,858 of 5,796,858) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (5,795,177 of 5,795,177), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:48 UTC

Judgment Event Type

API field: judgment_event_type

Type of judgment-related event reported by Case Search.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on <100% of served rows (5,796,177 of 5,796,858) and on <100% of records collected since 2026 (5,794,496 of 5,795,177), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:48 UTC

Event Parties

API field: party

Parties from the source judgment-event list joined into one text value; policy-protected rows may return null.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Redaction
Returned as null when the row belongs to a protected person.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 5.4% of served rows (315,164 of 5,796,858) and on 5.4% of records collected since 2026 (315,164 of 5,795,177), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:48 UTC

Judge

API field: judge

Judge recorded for the judgment event.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set

Populated on 60.9% of served rows (3,531,515 of 5,796,858) and on 60.9% of records collected since 2026 (3,531,344 of 5,795,177), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:48 UTC

Issue Date

API field: issue_date

Parsed date the judgment event was issued or occurred.

Served type
Date
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • sortable
  • default sort: desc
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange
  • date bucket

Populated on 91.9% of served rows (5,329,807 of 5,796,858) and on 91.9% of records collected since 2026 (5,328,126 of 5,795,177), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:48 UTC

Event Comments

API field: comment

Comments from the source judgment-event list joined into one text value.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on <1% of served rows (21,169 of 5,796,858) and on <1% of records collected since 2026 (19,777 of 5,795,177), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:48 UTC

Judgment Event Row ID

API field: id

CaseHarvester's own identifier for this judgment event row.

Served type
Integer
Nullability
Always present on a served row
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange

Populated on 100% of served rows (5,796,858 of 5,796,858) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (5,795,177 of 5,795,177), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:48 UTC

Generated from the current served catalog.