JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSIONS

TRIAL COURTS JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSIONS

Maryland Judicial Center, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland, February 2020. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Each trial courts judicial nominating commission consists of thirteen members appointed to five-year terms by the Governor, who chooses the Chair. Four of these members are nominated by the local bar association. Terms extend to the date of qualification of the Governor after election, and until their successors are duly chosen (Executive Order 01.01.2023.04).

The Administrative Office of the Courts serves as secretariat to each commission.

1st COMMISSION DISTRICT (Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Ernest I. Cornbrooks III, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2023
Mark P. Brennan, Esq.; Hugh T. Cropper IV, Esq.; Howard H. Crossan; Michelle R. Fager, Esq.; Stephen G. Frey; Carolyn Palley Mathers, Esq.; Kelley Spahn McFadden, Esq.; Joseph E. Morse, Esq.; Catherine N. Smoot-Haselnus, M.D.; Heather E. Stansbury, Esq.; Louis H. Taylor; Ajene M. Turnbull, Esq.. Terms expire 2023.

2nd COMMISSION DISTRICT (Cecil, Kent & Queen Anne's Counties)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Cynthia Lynn McCann, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2027
Kaya Abukassis, Esq.; Andrew A. Adkins, Esq.; Gary Atwell Brown III, Esq.; Leigh Catherine Dillon, Esq.; Pamela L. Duke-Olinick, Esq.; Patricia Barker Fitzgerald, Esq.; John Morgan Hall, Jr., Esq.; Nivek Johnson; Andrew Charles Meehan, Esq.; William Foster Riddle, Esq.; Anthony K. (Tony) Rodriguez, Esq.; Dorotheann S. Sadusky; Doncella Wilson. Terms expire 2027.

3rd COMMISSION DISTRICT (Baltimore County)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Jason M. St. John, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2027
Rukaayat Balogun, Esq.; Zarena Sita Cason, Esq.; Brian M. Cathell, Esq.; Leonard J. Grossman, Esq.; Alison D. Kohler, Esq.; Scott P. Kurlander, Esq.; Emily C. Malarkey, Esq.; Jose Antonio Molina, Esq.; Noelle W. Newman, Esq.; Wendy L. Shiff, Esq.; Tony W. Torain II, Esq.; Tammy L. Turner, Esq. Terms expire 2027.

4th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Harford County)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2028
Wilbur W. Bolton III, Esq.; Jeremy B. Brooks, Esq.; Rebecca A. Fleming, Esq.; Rajiv K. Goel, Esq.; Luz V. Lopez, Esq; Toi M. Masen, Esq.; Eric E. McLauchlin, Esq.; Carlton J. Moss, Jr., Esq.; Kimberly Hawkins Neal, Esq.; Samantha P. Rodier, Esq.; James D. Thornton, Esq.; Erin K. Voss, Esq.; Ashly J. Ward, Esq. Terms expire 2028.

5th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Allegany & Garrett Counties)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Nicholas J. Monteleone, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2023
Robert A. Alderson, Esq.; Kathleen A. Breighner; S. Kristan Carter; George W. Evans; Donald S. Goldbloom, Esq.; Glen G. Hanna, Esq.; Jonathan M. Hutcherson; Bruce A. Kirkwood, Esq.; Christian W. Mash, Esq.; Amanda D. Mattingly, Esq.; Arnold F. Phillips, Esq.; Elizabeth A. (Beth) Thomas Tanner. Terms expire 2023.

6th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Washington County)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
D. Bruce Poole, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2027
Mary C. Baykan; David C. Harbin, Esq.; Erika Garrott Johnson, Esq.; Brian A. Kane, Esq.; Paul Francis Kemp, Esq.; Sarah McKelvey Mollett-Gaumer, Esq.; Tereance Rayshaun Moore; Aitza Haddad Núñez, Ph.D.; R. David Pembroke, Esq.; Alison C. Peteranecz, Esq.; Thomas Edward Robins, Esq. ; Margaret Lynn Williams, Esq. Terms expire 2027.

7th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Anne Arundel County)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Elizabeth Ysia Leight, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2027
Magaly Delisse Bittner, Esq.; Andrew T. Burnett, Esq.; Mandeep S. Chhabra, Esq.; Philip E. Culpepper, Esq.; P. Joseph Donahue, Esq.; James E. Keatts, Esq.; Jessica A. Quincosa, Esq.; Susan Stoddart Shapiro, Esq.; Michelle Dawn Smith, Esq.; Jamaal W. (Jay) Stafford, Esq.; Doris Green Walker, Esq.; Beverly L. Winstead, Esq. Terms expire 2027.

8th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Carroll County)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Timothy C. Burke, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2023
Edwin G. Beane; William O'Brien Finch, Jr., Esq.; Melissa O. Hockensmith, Esq.; Judson Kepner Larrimore, Esq.; Karen Bosley Miller, Esq.; Danie Engles Ridgway, Esq.; Samuel Maddox Riley, Esq.; Michael G. Ritchey, Esq.; Aristidis H. (Harry) Sirinakis; William E. Wagner, Jr.; Debra L. Wynne, Esq.; one vacancy. Terms expire 2023.

9th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Howard County)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Alan C. Cason, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2027
Ian D. Anthony, Esq.; Lori-Ann Bellan, Esq.; David S. Coaxum, Esq.; Alicia Gross Cummins, Esq.; Jason G. Downs; Opeyemi A. Glover, Esq.; Heather R. McCabe, Esq.; Tracy C. Miller, Esq.; Moyah K. Panda, Esq.; Tiffany M. Releford, Esq.; Marni B. Schwartz, Esq.; Dillon C. Yeung, Esq. Terms expire 2027.

10th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Frederick County)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Denise A. Hicks Brown, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2027
Carla N. Clarke, Esq.; Lawrence E. Finegan, Esq.; Shondell H. Foster, Esq.; Scott M. Hartinger, Esq.; Joyce Roldan King, Esq.; Elizabeth Rae Long, Esq.; Gwendolen C. Lesh McLeod, Esq.; Teresa A. Mena; Lorraine M.B. Prete, Esq.; Rachel O. Reyes, Esq.; David A. Severn, Esq.; David C. Weaver, Esq. Terms expire 2027.

11th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Montgomery County)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Andrew V. Jezic, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2027
Monique Tara Abrishami, Esq.; Thomas M. DeGonia II, Esq.; Carolyn Demougeot, Esq.; Nicole Y. Drew, Esq.; Casey Weinberg Florence, Esq.; C. William Frick, Esq.; Michelle Parikh, Esq.; Sydney Marie Patterson, Esq.; Edwin Cortes Sanchez, Esq.; Nina Schichor, Esq.; Derek G. Turner, Esq.; one vacancy. Terms expire 2027.

12th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Calvert & St. Mary's Counties)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Maria I. Icaza, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2023
Frances P. Eagan; Frank J. Grasso; Christopher T. Longmore, Esq.; John B. Norris III, Esq.; Leslie Florestano Peek, Esq.; Stacey M. Rappaport; John Edward Ray, Esq.; Stephen A. Schmeiser; Alycia E. Stack, Esq.; Kyle B. Tores, Esq.; David A. Weiskopf, Esq.; Garland Wayne Wrenn. Terms expire 2023.

13th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Prince George's County)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Bridgette Ann Greer, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2027
Patricia A. Arzuaga, Esq.; Robert C. Bonsib, Esq.; Robert Charles Bonsib, Esq.; Janelle Ryan-Colbert, Esq.; Bradley S. Farrar, Esq.; Manuel R. Geraldo, Esq.; Tara H. Jackson; Christine H. Murphy, Esq.; Obie Patterson; April N. Richardson, Esq.; Robyn Seabrook, Esq.; Erica J. Suter, Esq.; Steven B. Vinick, Esq.; Zachary W. Worshtil, Esq. Terms expire 2027.

14th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Baltimore City)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Divya Potdar, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2027
Catherine A. Bledsoe, Esq.; Douglas L. Colbert, Esq.; Diane D'Aiutolo Collins, Esq.; Chelsea Jones Crawford, Esq.; Aaron B. DeGraffenreidt, Esq.; Angela G. Galeano, Esq.; Venroy K. July, Esq.; Kaliope Parthemos, Esq.; Valda G. Ricks, Esq.; Benjamin S. Salisbury, Esq.; Alicia L. Wilson, Esq.; Mark A. Yost, Esq. Terms expire 2027.

15th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Charles County)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Scott A. Bowling, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2023
Daniel P. Creighton; Frederick E. Davis, Sr.; Catherine Spalding McClure; Brooke A. O'Connell, Esq.; Matthew D. Trollinger, Esq.; Patrick D. Troxler, Esq.; Jennifer M. Walker, Esq.; Saundra O. Washington; Kevin B. Wedding; Oluwaseun O. (Seun) Williams, Esq.; M. Janice Wilson; one vacancy. Terms expire 2023.

16th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Caroline, Dorchester & Talbot Counties)
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Curtis H. Booth, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2023
Deborah F. Camper, Esq.; Charlotte Lee Gordon, Esq.; Michael Jay Kopen, Esq.; William W. (Sandy) McAllister, Jr., Esq.; Kisha Towala Petticolas, Esq.; Kenneth D. Schisler, Esq.; Stephanie Ann Shipley, Esq.; Robert Alan Thornton, Jr., Esq.; Mirta Valdes-Bradner; Sharon M. Van Emburgh, Esq.; James T. Worm, Esq.; David H. Wilson. Terms expire 2023.

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