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Maryland Judicial Center, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland, February 2020. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Staff: Faye D. Gaskin (410) 260-1257; e-mail: faye.gaskin@mdcourts.gov
Chair: Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals to 2-year terms: Angela M. Eaves; Bonnie G. Schneider; Mary K. Smith; Dorothy J. Wilson. Terms expire 2021.
Pamila J. Brown; K. Christy Holt Chesser; Jeffrey S. Getty; Markisha A. Gross; Donine M. Carrington-Martin. Terms expire 2022.
Ex officio: Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; E. Gregory Wells, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; Keith A. Baynes, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Audrey J. S. Carrion, Vice-Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; James A. Kenney III, Chair, Senior Judges Committee; Alan M. Wilner, Chair, Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator; Marina R. Fevola, Chair, & Burgess Wood, Vice-Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Administrators; Katherine Beane-Hager, Chair, & Kathy P. Smith, Vice-Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Clerks; Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland.
Ex officio: E. Gregory Wells, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; Keith A. Baynes, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator.
COMMITTEES
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Melanie M. Shaw. Term expires 2023.
ADR IN THE MARYLAND RULES SUBCOMMITTEE
COURT ACCESS & COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Herman C. Dawson; Sharon L. (Sherri) Hancock; Marla Y. Johnson, Esq.; Suzanne C. Johnson; Melissa M. Lahey; James B. (Bo) McAllister; Michael W. Siri. Terms expire 2022.
Audrey J. S. Carrion; Erin M. Danz; Elizabeth S. Morris; Kathy P. Smith; Pamela J. White. Terms expire 2023.
ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMODATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
COMMUNICATION & ACCESS TO JUDICIAL INFORMATION JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE
LANGUAGE ACCESS SUBCOMMITTEE
SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANT SUBCOMMITTEE
COURT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Clayton A. Aarons; Jonathan Biran; Kristin Grossnickle; Gregory Hilton, Esq.; Erica Payne-Santiago; Mark F. Scurti. Terms expire 2022.
James A. Bonifant; Rose M. Day; Ilene Muhlberg; Sara F. Snyder; Kevin R. Tucker; Alan M. Wilner. Terms expire 2023.
CIRCUIT COURT FORMS WORK GROUP
CIVIL FORMS WORK GROUP
CRIMINAL & TRAFFIC FORMS WORK GROUP
DATA & STATISTICAL REPORTING WORK GROUP
EXPUNGEMENT WORK GROUP
EXPUNGEMENT BROCHURE WORK GROUP
FORMS CONSISTENCY WORK GROUP
GRAND JURY VIDEO WORK GROUP
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW WORK GROUP
RESERVED CASE REPORT WORK GROUP
CASE MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
FORMS SUBCOMMITTEE
JURY USE & MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
COURT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Mahasin S. El Amin; Sherri D. Koch; David W. Lease; Marina L. Sabett. Terms expire 2022.
Matthew T. Barrett, Esq.; Deborah Sweet Eyler; Myshala E. Middleton; Craig Moskovitz. Terms expire 2023.
Ex officio: John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator; Faye D. Gaskin, Deputy State Court Administrator.
E-WARRANT WORK GROUP
CASESEARCH & DATA REQUEST SUBCOMMITTEE
NONCASE RECORD AUTOMATION SUBCOMMITTEE
POST-COVID JUDICIAL OPERATIONS JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE
DISTRICT COURT CHIEF JUDGE'S COMMITTEE
John P. Morrissey, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals)
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms: Amy D. Bosley; Erin M. Danz; Rand L. Gelber; James H. Green; Melvin J. Jews; Katina S. Steuart. Terms expire 2022.
Administrative Judges: Pamila J. Brown; K. Christy Holt Chesser; Susan H. Hazlett; Lisa Hall Johnson; Sherri D. Koch; John P. McKenna, Jr.; H. Jack Price, Jr.; Gerald V. Purnell; Eric W. Schaffer; Bonnie G. Schneider; Halee F. Weinstein; Dorothy J. Wilson.
Ex officio: Nancy B. Shuger, Senior District Court Judge; Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland; L. Robert Cooper, Chair, Civil and Domestic Work Group; Eileen A. Reilly, Chair, Criminal and Traffic Work Group; Maureen A. Denihan, Esq., Executive Director, Alternative Dispute Resolution Office, District Court of Maryland; Timothy D. Haven, Executive Director, District Commissioners, District Court of Maryland.
CHIEF CLERK'S SUBCOMMITTEE
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE
Staff: Jonathan S. Rosenthal, Esq. (410) 260-3548
John S. Nugent, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2023
State Seal, former Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, January 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Paul M. Bowman; Nathan Braverman; Sarah I. Malik, Esq.; Dennis M. Sweeney; Zuberi B. Williams. Terms expire 2022.
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DISTRICT COURT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SUBCOMMITTEE
Wayne A. Brooks, Chair, 2022
John S. Nugent, Chair, 2023
Staff: Pamela C. Ortiz, Esq. (410) 260-1258
Brett R. Wilson, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022
READERS & VIRTUAL INTERPRETERS WORK GROUP
Pamela J. White, Chair
Pamela J. White, Chair, 2022
Michael W. Siri, Chair, 2022
Audrey J. S. Carrion, Chair, 2023
Staff: Jamie L. Walter, Ph.D. (410) 260-1725
Glenn L. Klavans, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2023
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK TIME STUDY WORK GROUP
Anne K. Albright, Co-Chair
Judith C. Ensor, Co-Chair
L. Robert Cooper, Chair
Eileen A. Reily, Chair
DISTRICT COURT CLERK TIME STUDY WORK GROUP
Clayton A. Aarons, Chair
Catherine Chen, Chair
GUIDE & FILE WORK GROUP
GUIDE & FILE REVIEW & TESTING WORK GROUP
JURY TEXT MESSAGING NOTIFICATION WORK GROUP
Alan M. Wilner, Chair
Kathleen G. Cox, Chair
Kathleen L. Beckstead, Chair, 2022
Norman R. Stone III, Chair, 2022
Brenda A. Sexton, Chair, 2022
Staff: Robert J. Bruchalski (410) 260-1001
Fred S. Hecker, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2023
Margaret M. Schweitzer, Vice-Chair, 2021
AUDIO STREAM WORK GROUP
LEGISLATIVE WORK GROUP
REMOTE HEARINGS WORK GROUP
Margaret M. Schweitzer, Chair, 2023
Scott A. Poyer, Chair, 2022
Vacancy, Chair
Staff: Jenny E. Henderson (410) 260-1522
Roberta L. Warnken
DOMESTIC LAW COMMITTEE
Staff: Richard P. Abbott, Esq. & Nisa C. Subasinghe, Esq. (410) 260-1580
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Cathy Hollenberg Serrette, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022
DaNeeka V. Cotton; Alisia Ferguson, Esq.; Michael McBee, Esq.; Mary O'Donnell; Scott A. Poyer; Sara D. Walsh; Judy L. Woodall. Terms expire 2022.
Michael A. DiPietro; John F. Fader II; Douglas R. M. Nazarian; Joanie B. Raymond, Esq. Terms expire 2023.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & PEACE ORDER SUBCOMMITTEE
Ada E. Clark-Edwards, Chair, 2022
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Staff: Stacey A. Saunders (410) 260-3549; e-mail: stacey.saunders@mdcourts.gov
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Laura S. Ripken, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2023
Shannon E. Avery; Bibi M. Berry, Esq.; James A. Bonifant; Heather S. DeWees; Dawne D. Lindsay; Patricia L. Mitchell. Terms expire 2022.
Troy K. Hill, Esq.; James A. Kenney III; Danielle M. Mosley; Karen A. Pilarski; Stephanie Picard Porter; Stephen J. Sfekas. Terms expire 2023.
JOINT WORK GROUP ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Staff: Abigail L. Hill, Esq. (410) 260-3696
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Barbara B. Waxman, Chair
Tiffany H. Anderson; Mark S. Chandlee; Broughton M. Earnest; Louis G. Gieszl; Pamela Q. Harris; Susan H. Hazlett; Fred S. Hecker; Robert B. Kershaw; Patricia L. Mitchell; Richard J. Sandy, Esq.; Michael J. Stamm.
JUDICIAL EDUCATION 2018 COURSE CATALOG WORK GROUP
JUDICIARY CLERKS PROFICIENCY-BASED EDUCATION TRAINING SYSTEM (PBETS) WORK GROUP
MAGISTRATE EDUCATION COURSE TRACK WORK GROUP
MAGISTRATE ON-BOARDING, ASSESSMENTS, & MENTORING WORK GROUP
NEW LAW CLERK ORIENTATION WORK GROUP
SUPERVISORS & MANAGERS WORK GROUP
COMMISSIONER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Patricia L. Mitchell, Chair, 2022
JUDICIAL EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Stephen J. Sfekas, Chair, 2023
MAGISTRATE EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Julia A. Minner, Esq., Chair, 2023
NEW TRIAL JUDGE & MAGISTRATE MENTORING SUBCOMMITTEE
Michael W. Siri, Co-Chair
Richard R. Trunnell, Co-Chair
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
William V. Tucker, Chair, 2023
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
James B. McAllister, Chair, 2022
EQUAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Staff: Faye D. Gaskin; Terri Charles; Warren E. Hedges; Pamela C. Ortiz, Esq.; Roberta L. Warnken.
E. Gregory Wells, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals: Clayton A. Aarons; Carlos F. Acosta; Sheila R. Tillerson Adams; Vicki Ballou-Watts; Marilyn F. Bentley; Sharon V. Burrell; Donine M. Carrington-Martin; Audrey J. S. Carrion; Mark S. Chandlee; Yolanda L. Curtin; William W. Davis, Jr.; Angela M. Eaves; LaTina B. Greene; Markisha A. Gross; Susan H. Hazlett; Douglas M. Hofstedt; Jeannie J. Hong; Melvin J. Jews; Linda M. Lewis; Stephanye R. Maxwell, Esq.; Stephan M. Moylan; Dilip B. Paliath; Gerald V. Purnell; Laura S. Ripken; Michelle R. Saunders; Cathy H. Serrette; Michael W. Siri; Shaem C. P. Spencer; Michael J. Stamm; Kenneth A. Talley; William V. Tucker; Pamela J. White; Barry G. Williams; Zuberi B. Williams; Dorothy J. Wilson; Dana Moylan Wright; one vacancy. Terms expire 2022.
Ex officio: John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUBCOMMITTEE
Vicki Ballou-Watts, Chair, 2021
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Yolanda L. Curtin, Chair, 2021
OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
RULES REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE
SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE
Vacancy, Chair
Daniel A. Friedman, Chair, 2021
Sheila R. Tillerson Adams, Chair, 2021
JUVENILE LAW COMMITTEE
Staff: Richard P. Abbott, Esq.; Hope G. Gary, Esq.; Abigail Hill, Esq.; Sarah R. Kaplan, Esq. (410) 260-1728
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Michael J. Stamm, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2023
Theresa M. Adams; Julie L. Glass; Yolanda A. Tanner; William V. Tucker; Dana M. Wright. Terms expire 2022.
Wytonja L. Curry; Matthew A. Maciarello; Jeffrey D. Moffat, Esq. Terms expire 2023.
FOSTER CARE COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE
Theresa M. Adams, Chair
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Staff: Suzanne Delaney Pelz, Esq. (410) 260-1523
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Stacy A. Mayer, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022
Richard J. Sandy, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022
Melvin J. Jews. Term expires 2021.
Yvette M. Bryant; Mark S. Chandlee; Aileen E. Oliver; Margaret M. Schweitzer. Term expires 2022.
Ex officio: John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator.
CRIMINAL LAW SUBCOMMITTEE
Robin D. Gill Bright, Chair, 2021
Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, April 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
John P. Morrissey, Chair
Pamela Q. Harris, Co-Chair
Karen A. Bushell; S. James Sarbanes; Norman R. Stone III. Terms expire 2021.
Ex officio: Alan M. Wilner, Chair, Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure; Fred S. Hecker, Chair, Court Technology Committee; Faye D. Gaskin, Deputy State Court Administrator; Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland; Katherine Beane Hager, Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Clerks; Robert J. Bruchalski, Chief Information Officer, Olya Jerschkowsky, & Carla F. Jones, Judicial Information Systems Division, Administrative Office of the Courts.
SENIOR JUDGES COMMITTEE
Staff: Stephane J. Latour (410) 260-3453
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
James A. Kenney III, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2023
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Vice-Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022
Jean S. Baron; Barbara Kerr Howe; Irma S. Raker; Gale E. Rasin; Thurman H. Rhodes; Nancy B. Shuger. Terms expire 2021.
Lynne A. Battaglia; Carole A. Burkhart; Steven I. Platt. Terms expire 2022.
LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Chair, 2021
NEWSLETTER SUBCOMMITTEE
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Chair, 2021
SENIOR JUDGES MARYLAND ELECTRONIC COURTS (MDEC) ACCESS SUBCOMMITTEE
Nancy B. Shuger, Chair, 2021
SPECIALTY COURTS & DOCKETS COMMITTEE
Staff: R. Gray Barton (410) 260-3617
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Nicholas E. Rattal, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Louis A. Becker III; James J. Reilly; Mark D. Thomas; Ann L. Wagner-Stewart; Halee F. Weinstein. Terms expire 2021.
Karen C. Friedman; Andrea M. Leahy; Holly D. Reed III; Jennifer B. Schiffer; Ronald A. Silkworth; Cathleen M. Vitale. Terms expire 2022.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE
Patrice E. Lewis, Chair, 2021
PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS SUBCOMMITTEE
Thomas J. Pryal, Chair, 2021
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