MARYLAND JUDICIAL
CONFERENCE

Chairperson: Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge,
Court of Appeals
Executive Secretary: George B. Riggin, Jr., State
Court Administrator

Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401 974-2141

BUDGET (CODE 22.01.00.0S)

FY1991 appropriation .............. $79,000
FY1991 authorized positions ............... 0

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

MARYLAND JUDICIAL CONFERENCE

Chairperson:
Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals
................................. 974-3923

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
John P. Cordcrman, Chairperson .... 791-3117

William 0. Can-; Robert F. Fischer; William S.
Home; Donald M. Lowman; William C. Miller;
Theresa A. Nolan; John L. Norton III; Joseph I.
Pines.

Ex officio: Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge, Court
of Appeals; Raymond G. Thieme, Jr., Chairperson,
Conference of Circuit Judges; Robert F. Sweeney,
Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland.

CIVIL LAW & PROCEDURE COMMITTEE
C. Philip Nichols, Jr., Chairperson . 699-2777

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE
COMMITTEE
James F. Strine, Chairperson ...... 791-4740

JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
Ellen M. Heller, Chairperson 396-4916

JUDICIAL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
John F. McAulifTc, Chairperson ... 974-3923

JUVENILE AND FAMILY LAW &
PROCEDURE COMMITTEE
Kathleen O'Ferrall Friedman, Chairperson
......................... 396-5060

MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOLISM &
ADDICTION COMMITTEE
Martha F. Rasin, Chairperson 974-2734

PUBLIC AWARENESS COMMITTEE
Leonard S. Jacobson, Chairperson . 494-2674

SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMITTEE
Joseph H. H. Kaplan, Chairperson . 396-5080

JUDICIAL INSTITUTE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Lawrence F. Rodowsky, Chairperson
......................... 333-4374
The Maryland Judicial Conference was or-
ganized in 1945 and presently operates under the
provisions of Maryland Rule 1226. The Conference
considers the status of judicial business in the
various courts, devises means for relieving conges-

Don of dockets, and considers improvements of
practice and procedure in the courts. It also con-
siders and recommends legislation and discusses
proposals for improving the administration of jus-
tice and the judicial system in Maryland.
The Conference meets annually in plenary ses-
sion. Between sessions, its work is conducted by an
Executive Committee and by a number of other
committees, as established by the Executive Com-
mittee in consultation with the Chief Judge. Com-
mittees of the Conference receive staff support from
the Administrative Office of the Courts.
The Conference consists of all judges of the four
courts of Maryland: the Court of Appeals, Court of
Special Appeals, Circuit Courts, and District Court
of Maryland. The Chief Judge of die Court of
Appeals serves as chairperson, and the State Court
Administrator as executive secretary

COURT OF APPEALS STANDING
COMMITTEE ON RULES OF
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE

Chairperson: Alan M. Wilner, Chief Judge, Court
of Special Appeals

Appointed by Court of Appeals: Walter M. Baker;
Lowell R. Bowen; Robert R. Bowie; Albert D.
Brault; Warren Donohue; Audrey B. Evans;
Judson P. Garrett, Jr.; John 0. Herrmann; H.
Thomas Howell; David S. lannucci; G. R. Hovey
Johnson; Harry S. Johnson; Joseph H. H. Kaplan;
Michael Waring Lee; James J. Lombardi; Anne C.
Oglecree; Kenneth C. Proctor; Roger D. Redden;
Mary Ellen T. Rinehardt; LindaM. Schuett; Melvin
J. Sykes; Roger W. Ticus.

Una M. Perez, Reporter

District Court Building, Room 401
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 974-2492

The Court of Appeals Standing Committee on
Rules of Practice and Procedure, known as the
Rules Committee, was appointed by order of the
Court of Appeals in 1946. The Committee suc-
ceeded an ad hoc committee on rules appointed by
the Court in 1940.
The Committee advises the Court of Appeals on
rules governing the practice and procedure of law
and judicial administration. Appointed by the
Court of Appeals, members include lawyers,
judges, and others competent in judicial practice,
procedure, or administration (Code Courts and
Judicial Proceedings Article, sec. 13-301; Md. Rule
1225).