Courtroom Technologies


The Clerk’s office of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland is pleased to announce that Courtroom 2A in Baltimore and Courtroom 3E in Greenbelt have the necessary equipment to electronically present evidence. When controlled by the presenter at the podium, these systems will concurrently display evidence on monitor screens for the witness, law clerk, courtroom deputy, Judge, counsel tables, and on a projection screen. Both systems have the following capabilities:

VHS/DVD combination player - You can play a DVD or VHS cassette. You can also use the input on this system to play back audio if you provide an audio device.

Laptop - If you have a laptop computer, you can attach it to the podium system and present from it.

PC - A PC is located inside the cabinet and you can use that to display various files - Word Perfect, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, etc. With software on the PC in the podium, you can annotate what is being presented. However, neither the PC nor laptop option will have Internet access.

Document camera - This device allows you to display a document or any other item that can be placed on the display tray.

We are conducting training sessions on the systems and invite you to learn how they may be used. No RSVP is required. Please arrive 5 minutes prior to the start time of the training. After you attend a training session and plan to use the system, please contact the Courtroom Deputy at least 24 hours before the hearing. Please contact Rick Thompson at rick_thompson@mdb.uscourts.gov if you have questions.

Training Dates and Times
Courtroom 2A (Baltimore)Courtroom 3E (Greenbelt)
Rick ThompsonSep 21 at 9:15 AM
 Sep 22 at 9:15 AM and 1:15 PM