r1r STANDING COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PRACTICE - Maryland ...

(1) Upon application by Investigative Counsel and for good
cause, the Chair of the Commission may authorize Investigative
Counsel to issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of witnesses
and the production of documents or other tangible things at a
time and place specified in the subpoena. Promptly after service
of the subpoena and in addition to any other notice required by
law, Investigative Counsel shall provide to the judge under
investigation notice of the service of the subpoena. The notice
to the judge shall be sent by first class mail to the judge's
address of record or, if previously authorized by the judge, by
first class mail to an attorney designated by the judge.
(2) The judge or the person served with the subpoena may file
a motion for a protective order pursuant to Rule 2-510 (e). The
motion shall be filed in the circuit court for the county in
which the subpoena was served or, if the judge under
investigation is a judge serving on that circuit court, another
circuit court designated by the Commission. The court may enter
any order permitted by Rule 2-510 (e). Upon a failure to comply
with a subpoena issued pursuant to this Rule, the court, on
motion of Investigative Counsel, may compel compliance with the
subpoena.
(3) To the extent practicable, a subpoena shall not divulge
the name of the judge under investigation. Files and records of
the court pertaining to any motion filed with respect to a
subpoena shall be sealed and shall be open to inspection only
upon order of the Court of Appeals. Hearings before the circuit
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