CIRCUIT COURT DIFFERENTIATED
CASE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Staff Suzanne H James (301) 952 3708
Pamela H Quirk (^01) 217 7223
Paul H Wemstem, Chair

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals Robert
H Heller, Jr, William S Home, Barbara K Howc,
Raymond J Kane, Jr, Joseph H H Kaplan,
William D Missouri, Frederick C Wnght III

CIVIL LAW & PROCEDURE COMMITTEE

Staff Walter P Hebron (410) 974 2141
James P Salmon, Chair, 1997

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, m
consultation with Chief Judge, Court of Appeals
Joseph H H Kaplan, 1996, Theresa A Nolan,
1996, Thomas Ward, 1996, Raymond E Beck,Sr ,
1997, Howard S Chasanow, 1997, Jamey H
Weitzman, 1997, Ellen M Heller, 1998, Sherne
L Krauser, 1998,1 Marshall Seidler, 1998, Lloyd
O Whitehead, 1998

Ex officio G Darrell Russell, Jr , member,
Executive Committee, 1997

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE COMMITTEE

Staff George N Weber, Jr (410) 974 2186
Gale R Caplan, Chair, 1996

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, in
consultation with Chief fudge, Court of Appeals J
William Hmkel, 1996, Jack I lesser, 1996,
Stephen I Clagett, 1997, John M Givnn, 1997,
Ann S Harnngton, 1997, F Allen Shepherd,
1997, William S Home, 1998, G R Hovey
Johnson, 1998, John C Themehs, 1998,
Raymond G Thieme, Jr , 1998

Ex officio Gerard F Devlin, member. Executive
C ommittcc, 1997

FAMILY & DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW
COMMITTEE

Staff Deborah A Umtus (410) 974 2141
Vincent E Ferretti, Jr , Chair, 1996

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, in
consultation with Chief Judge, Court of Appeals
William O Carr, 1996, Nancy B Shuger, 1996,
William P Turner, 1996, Josef B Brown, 1997,
Dale R Cathell, 1997, Darryl G Fletcher, 1997,
Michael E Loncy 1997, James C Cawood, Jr ,
1998, S Michael Pmcus, 1998, Marjone L
C lagett, Arnold L Yochelson, Esq

Ex officio Gerard F Devlin, member. Executive
Committee, 1997

JUDICIAL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

Staff George B Riggm, Jr (410) 974 2141
Robert M Bell, C hair

Elected by Court of Appeals Robert M Bell

Elected by Court of Special Appeals Charles E
Moylan, Jr

Elected by C ircuit Courts J Frederick Sharer, James
T Smith, Jr

Elected by District Court of Maryland Gerard F
Devlin, Robert F Sweeney, James N Vaughan

Ex officio Robert C Murphy, Chief Judge, Court
of Appeals

JUVENILE LAW COMMITTEE

Staff Anthony S Dix (410) 974 2141
James W Dryden, Chair, 1996

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee in
consultation with Chief Judge Court of Appeals
Robert H Mason, 1996, David B Mitchell, 1996,
Robert C Nalley, 1996, Warren J Krug, 1997,
Graydon S McKee III, 1997, John W Sause, Jr ,
1997, Ellen L Hollander, 1998, Lee M Sislen
1998, John H Tisdale, 1998, Martin P Welch,
1998, Erica J Wolte, Esq

Ex officio Richard T Rombro, member, Fxecutive
Committee, 1997

MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOLISM
& ADDICTION COMMITTEE

Staff Sharon L Matthews (410) 974 2141
Louise G Scrivener, Chair, 1998

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, in
consultation with Chief Judge, Court of Appeals
John J Bishop, Jr , 1996, John N Prevas, 1996,
TeaetteS Price, 1996, Lawrence R Daniels, 1997,
Thomas E Noel, 1997, Nelson W Rupp, Jr ,
1997. David W Young, 1997, Louis A Becker
III, 1998, John L Dunmgan, 1998, R Noel
Spence, 1998

Ex officio Charlotte M Cookscy, member,
Executive Committee, 1996

PUBLIC AWARENESS COMMITTEE

Staff Sally W Rankm (410) 974 2998
Edward J Angeletti, Chair, 1998

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, in
consultation with Chief Judge Couit of Appeals
Askew W Gatewood, Jr , 1996, Glenn T Harrell,
Jr , 1996, Norman E Johnson, Jr , 1996, Joseph
P McCurdy, Jr , 1996, Patrick L Woodward,
1996, H Gary Bass, 1997, Larry R Holtz, 1997,
Emory A Plitt, Jr, 1997, W Milnor Roberts,
1997, J James McKenna, 1998, Ste\en I Platt,
1998, Sheila R Tillerson Adams, 1998

Exofficio PaulA McGuckian, member. Executive
Committee, 1997

Organized in 1945, the Maryland Judicial Con
ference considers the status of judicial business in
the various courts and improvements to court prac
tice and procedure It evaluates and recommends
legislation and discusses proposals to improve the
administration of justice and the Judicial system in
Maryland
The Conference consists of all judges of the
C ourt of Appeals, the Court of Special Appeals, the
Circuit Courts, and the District Court of Maryland
T he Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals serves as
chair, and the State Court Administrator as execu
tive secretary Annually, the Conference meets in
plenary session (Maryland Rule 1226)