When a judgment has been assigned in writing by the judgment holder, the assignment may be filed in the court where the judgment was entered and in any court where it has been recorded. When an assignment is filed, the judgment may thereafter be enforced in the name of the assignee to the extent of the assigned interest.
Rule 2-624.Assignment of judgment
Circuit Court · Last amended July 1, 1986 · Last verified July 13, 2026
In one sentenceExplains how a judgment holder can transfer a judgment to another person by filing a written assignment, letting the assignee enforce it in their own name.
Full Text of Rule 2-624
Amendment History
Amended Apr. 7, 1986, effective July 1, 1986.
Committee Note & Source
Source. This Rule is new.
Plain-English Summary
A money judgment is an asset. Rule 2-624 lets the person who holds it — the judgment creditor — sign over some or all of that asset to someone else. The transfer works by paper: the creditor signs a written assignment, and either the creditor or the new owner files it with the court where the judgment was entered, plus any other court where the judgment has been recorded.
Filing the assignment does the legal work. Once it's on file, the assignee steps into the creditor's shoes and can pursue enforcement — garnishment, execution, and the other collection tools available under the rules — in their own name, not the original creditor's. The assignee's rights run only as far as the assignment goes. Assign half the judgment, and the assignee can enforce only that half; the original creditor keeps the rest.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a valid assignment under this rule?
The rule requires a written assignment signed by the judgment holder. It doesn't prescribe a specific form, but the writing has to identify the judgment and make clear what interest is being transferred.
Do I need to file the assignment before I can collect on it?
Yes. The rule ties the assignee's enforcement power to filing. Until the written assignment is filed in the court where the judgment was entered — or in any court where the judgment has been recorded — the assignee has no standing under this rule to enforce it.
Can a judgment holder assign only part of a judgment?
Yes. The rule allows enforcement by the assignee "to the extent of the assigned interest," which covers partial assignments as well as full ones.
What if the judgment has been recorded in more than one county?
File the assignment in each court where the judgment was entered or has been recorded. Filing in only one location won't give the assignee enforcement rights in a court that doesn't have the assignment on file.
Source & verification. Rule text, Committee Note, Source note, and
amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Maryland Rules, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Maryland. Last verified July 13, 2026. ·
Official source
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