MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND

CIRCUIT COURT

CLERK

[photo, Karen A. Bushell, Circuit Court Clerk, Montgomery County, Maryland] KAREN A. BUSHELL, Clerk of Circuit Court (Democrat)


Clerk of Circuit Court, Montgomery County, since April 1, 2021 (Chief Deputy Clerk, 2014-21). Member, Conference of Circuit Court Clerks, 2014-. Member, Major Project Executive Steering Subcommittee, 2021-22, of Court Technology Committee, Judicial Council. Member, Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission, Montgomery County, 2021-. Member, Diversity and Inclusion Education Subcommittee, 2022-, of Education Committee; Community Outreach Subcommittee, 2023-, and Community Liaisons Work Group, 2023-, of Equal Justice Committee, Judicial Council. Member, Security Task Force, 2023- (courthouse security workgroup, 2024-), of Special Projects Committee, Judicial Council.

Administrative Assistant, District Court, Montgomery County, 2001-02; Circuit Court, Montgomery County, 2002-14. Member, Mental Health Court Planning and Implementation Task Force, Montgomery County, 2015. Member, Joint Work Group on Human Trafficking, Judicial Council, Judicial Council, 2016-20.

Born in Oak Lawn, Illinois, 1964. Attended Limestone High School, Bartonville, Illinois; George Mason University, paralegal certificate, 2005; Montgomery College; 2016; Institute of Court Management Program, National Center for State Courts, 2021; Montgomery College; George Mason University, paralegal certificate, 2005. Member, Maryland Circuit Court Clerks' Association, 2014-; Mid-Atlantic Association for Court Management, 2014- (co-chair conference committee, 2015-17). Chair, Courthouse Charity Committee, Montgomery County, 2016–21. Member, LGBTQ Dems of Montgomery County, Maryland, 2018-. Founder and Honorary Chair, Kevin Bushell Foundation, 2018-. Married; six children, seven grandchildren.

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