# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 12. Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions

### Subtitle 3. Review of Decisions of Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction

#### Section 12-305

The Supreme Court of Maryland shall require by writ of certiorari that a decision be certified to it for review and determination in any case in which a circuit court has rendered a final judgment on appeal from the District Court or has rendered a final judgment on appeal from an administrative decision under Title 16 of the Transportation Article if it appears to the Supreme Court of Maryland, upon petition of a party that:

(1) Review is necessary to secure uniformity of decision, as where the same statute has been construed differently by two or more judges; or

(2) There are other special circumstances rendering it desirable and in the public interest that the decision be reviewed.

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)