Audrey J. S. Carrion biography

Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Audrey J. S. Carrion
MSA SC 3520-12410

Biography:

Born in New York, New York, July 16, 1958. Attended Colegio Espiritu Santo, Puerto Rico; College of Notre Dame of Maryland, B.A., 1981; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1984. Admitted to the Maryland bar, 1985.

Circuit Administrative Judge, and Chief Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, since January 11, 2020 (Associate Judge, since November 10, 1999). Judge-in-Charge, Family Division, November 2003 to December 2009. Member, Public Awareness Committee, 1998-2001, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, Council on Management and Productivity, 2000-03 (work group for reorganization options (dhmh), 2002-03). Member, Legislative Committee, 2002-04, and Family Law Committee, 2004-07, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services, 2004-14. Member, Court Interpretation and Translation Services Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2009-14 (chair, 2003). Circuit Representative, 8th Judicial Circuit, Conference of Circuit Judges, 2013-. Member, Court Access and Community Relations Committee, 2015-16 (chair, language access subcommittee, 2015-16), Specialty Courts and Dockets Committee, 2015-16, and Equal Justice Committee, Judicial Council, 2020-. Vice-Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges, 2021- (executive committee, 2021-). Member, Judicial Council, 2021-; Court Access and Community Relations Committee, 2022-, Judicial Council.

Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City, January 11, 1996 to November 9, 1999. Member, Judicial Education Committee, District Court of Maryland, 1997-99. Member, Review Board, 1989-93 (vice-chair, 1991-92; chair, 1992-93); and Inquiry Committee, 1993-95, Attorney Grievance Commission. Assistant Attorney General, Correctional Litigation Unit, 1990-95. Member, Mayor's Committee on Hispanic Affairs, Baltimore City, 1995-98.

Member, American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association (leadership academy committee, 1995-2004; anti-discrimination committee, 2002-); Maryland Hispanic Bar Association (co-chair, membership committee); Baltimore City and Monumental City Bar Associations. Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 1992-. Board of Trustees, Baltimore Community Foundation, 2014-. Citation from Secretary of Juvenile Justice. Certificate of Appreciation, East Baltimore Latino Organization. Award of Achievement & Exceptional Service Award, Young Lawyers Section, Baltimore City Bar Association. Alumnus of the Year, University of Baltimore, 1998. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2000, 2003. Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2011. Outstanding Achievement Award, Maryland Hispanic Bar Association, 2011. Influential Marylander, Daily Record, 2021.

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