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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: Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals to 2-year terms: Pamila J. Brown; Markisha A. Gross; Karen H. Mason; Patricia L. Mitchell; Brett W. Wilson. Terms expire 2020.
Angela M. Eaves; Bonnie G. Schneider; Mary K. Smith; Dorothy J. Wilson. Terms expire 2021.
Ex officio: Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; Laura S. Ripken, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Keith A. Baynes, 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; Melissa M. Batie, Chair, & Marina R. Fevola, Vice-Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Administrators; Charlene M. Notarcola, Chair, & Katherine Beane-Hager, Vice-Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Clerks; Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland.
Ex officio: Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; Laura S. Ripken, 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:
State Seal, former Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, January 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms:
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Paul M. Bowman; Nathan Braverman; David W. Densford; Melvin J. Jews; William R. Nicklas, Jr.; Dennis M. Sweeney; Zuberi B. Williams; Alexander Wright, Jr. Terms expire 2020.
Theresa Ann Furnari, Esq.; Melanie M. Shaw Geter; John S. Nugent; Timothy H. Sheridan. Terms expire 2021.
RESEARCH & GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE
COURT ACCESS & COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Joan M. Bellistri; Toni E. Clarke; Marla Y. Johnson; Judy W. Lohman; Karen A. Murphy Jensen; Mark F. Scurti; Brett R. Wilson. Terms expire 2020.
Mary J. Abrams; Philip T. Caroom; Amy J. Craig; Christopher C. Fogleman; Larnzell Martin, Jr. Terms expire 2021.
MARYLAND COURT SERVICES CENTER ADVISORY WORK GROUP
VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETING (VRI) WORK GROUP
ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMODATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
COMMUNICATION & ACCESS TO JUDICIAL INFORMATION JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE
COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
LANGUAGE ACCESS SUBCOMMITTEE
SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANT SUBCOMMITTEE
COURT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Anne K. Albright; Matthew J. Fader; Marina R. Fevola; Gregory Hilton; Sandra G. Smith. Terms expire 2020.
Mary J. Abrams; James A. Bonifant; Susan R. Braniecki; Joy M. Keller; Glenn L. Klavans; Kathy P. Smith; Alan M. Wilner. Terms expire 2021.
EXPUNGEMENT WORK GROUP
JOINT RECORDS RETENTION WORK GROUP
James R. Eyler, Chair
PREPARATION OF CLERK OF COURT ACCOUNTING MANUAL 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:
L. Robert Cooper; Katherine Beane Hager; Joy M. Keller. Terms expire 2020.
Rose M. Day; James R. Eyler; one vacancy. Terms expire 2021.
Ex officio: John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator; Faye D. Gaskin, Deputy State Court Administrator; vacancy, IT Auditor, Administrative Office of the Courts.
CASESEARCH & DATA REQUEST SUBCOMMITTEE
NONCASE RECORD AUTOMATION SUBCOMMITTEE
POLICY FOR USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY COUNSEL & PARTIES 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; James H. Green; John C. Moffett; Paula A. Price; Nancy B. Shuger; Katina S. Steuart; Philip N. Tirabassi. Terms expire 2020.
Administrative Judges: Pamila J. Brown; K. Christy Holt Chesser; Dino E. Flores, Jr.; Susan H. Hazlett; Lisa A. Hall Johnson; John P. McKenna, Jr.; Patricia L. Mitchell; H. Jack Price; Gerald V. Purnell; Bonnie G. Schneider; Barbara B. Waxman; Dorothy J. Wilson.
Ex officio: Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland; L. Robert Cooper, Chair, Civil and Domestic Work Group; Robert W. Heffron, Jr., 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, Commmissioners, District Court of Maryland.
CHIEF CLERK'S SUBCOMMITTEE
JOINT WORK GROUP ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Staff: Abigail L. Hill, Esq. (410) 260-3696
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.
, ChairJUDICIAL ETHICS COMMITTEE
Secretary: Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator (410) 260-1295
Staff: JaCina N. Stanton, Esq. (410) 260-1408
Christopher B. Kehoe, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals) , 2018
Julie R. Stevenson Solt, Vice-Chair
Kendra Y. Ausby; William J. Buckley, Ph.D.; Wendy A. Cartwright; H. Richard Duden III; J. Michael Earp; James R. Eyler; Joan B. Gordon; James A. Kenny III; Kathy P. Smith; Anita J. Tarzian, Ph.D.; John H. Tisdale.
Staff: Jonathan S. Rosenthal, Esq. (410) 260-3548
Mimi R. Cooper, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
DISTRICT COURT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SUBCOMMITTEE
Zuberi B. Williams, Chair, 2019
Thomas G. Ross, Chair, 2019
Staff: Pamela C. Ortiz, Esq. (410) 260-1258
Pamela J. White, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
CALL CENTER SOFTWARE WORK GROUP
JOURNALISTS' GUIDE WORK GROUP
John P. Morrissey, Co-Chair
Pamela Q. Harris, Co-Chair
Larnzell Martin, Jr., Chair
Pamela J. White, Chair, 2021
Thurman H. Rhodes, Chair, 2021
Pamila J. Brown, Chair, 2020
Toni E. Clarke, Chair, 2020
Mark F. Scurti, Chair, 2020
Staff: Jamie L. Walter, Ph.D. (410) 260-1725
Brett W. Wilson, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
COURT REPORTING WORK GROUP
Marjorie L. Clagett, Chair
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW WORK GROUP
TRIAL COURT CLERKS WORKLOAD STUDY ADVISORY WORK GROUP
Staff: Melinda K. Jensen (410) 260-1240; e-mail: melinda.jensen@mdcourts.gov
Amy D. Bosley; Brittanie A. Collier; Nicole Di Fonzi; Maria R. Fields; Melinda K. Jensen; Debra L. Kaminski; Sarah R. Kaplan; Jennifer R. Keiser; Dawne D. Lindsay; Scott MacGlashan; Lisa I. Ritter; Norman R. Stone III; Dennis J. Weaver.
PREPARATION OF JURY FINANCE MANUAL WORK GROUP
Amy J. Bragunier, Chair, 2020
Norman R. Stone III, Chair, 2020
Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill, Chair
Staff: Robert J. Bruchalski (410) 260-1001
Fred S. Hecker, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Margaret M. Schweitzer, Vice-Chair, 2021
EMAIL RETENTION WORK GROUP
Matthew T. Barrett, Esq., Chair
Margaret M. Schweitzer, Chair, 2021
Susan R. Braniecki, Chair, 2020
David E. Carey, Chair
Staff: Jenny E. Henderson (410) 260-1522
Roberta L. Warnken
NONCASE RECORD TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE
James J. Reilly, Chair
POLICY FOR USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY COUNSEL & PARTIES SUBCOMMITTEE
David E. Carey, Chair
PROJECT EVALUATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Thurman H. Rhodes, Chair
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:
Cynthia Callahan, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2020
Phyllis W. Brown; DaNeeka V. Cotton; Michael E. Howard; Mary M. Kramer; Connie G. Marvel, Esq.; Richard J. Sandy; Donna McCabe Schaeffer; Cathy Hollenberg Serrette; Judy L. Woodall. Terms expire 2020.
Michael A. DiPietro; Douglas R. M. Nazarian; James T. Speis, Jr. Terms expire 2021.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & PEACE ORDER SUBCOMMITTEE
James H. Green, Chair, 2020
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:
Susan H. Hazlett, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Bibi M. Berry, Esq.; James A. Bonifant; Dawne D. Lindsay; Roberta L. Warnken; Dorothy J. Wilson. Terms expire 2020.
Nathan Braverman; Melanie M. Shaw Geter; Joan B. Gordon; Laura S. Ripken; Wendy Zerwitz Schenker, Esq.; Marcus Z. Shar. Terms expire 2021.
COMMISSIONER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Patricia L. Mitchell, Chair, 2019
JUDICIAL EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Marcus Z. Shar, Chair, 2021
MAGISTRATE EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Wendy Zerwitz Schenker, Chair, 2021
MENTOR SUBCOMMITTEE
William V. Tucker, Chair, 2020
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Judy K. Rupp, Chair, 2019
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Douglas M. Hofstedt, Chair, 2018
EQUAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Staff: Faye D. Gaskin; Warren E. Hedges; Nadine Maeser; Pamela C. Ortiz, Esq.; Roberta L. Warnken.
E. Gregory Wells, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals)
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; Robert A. Greenberg; 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.
Ex officio: John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator.
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), 2021
Anne K. Albright; Sherrie R. Bailey; Daniel P. Dwyer; Robert B. Kershaw; William V. Tucker. Terms expire 2020.
Karen H. Mason; Matthew A. Maciarello; Erica J. Wolfe, Esq. Terms expire 2021.
FOSTER CARE COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE
Anne K. Albright, Chair, 2018
Theresa M. Adams, 2018; Cheryl A. McCally, 2018; Althea Stewart Jones, 2018; William O. Carr, 2019; David W. Young, 2019; one vacancy.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Staff: Suzanne Delaney Pelz, Esq. (410) 260-1523
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
W. Timothy Finan, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2020
Stacy A. Mayer, Vice-Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2020
Joseph M. Getty; Andrea M. Leahy; S. James Sarbanes; Michael J. Stamm. Terms expire 2020.
Kathleen Gallogly Cox; Melvin J. Jews. Terms expire 2021.
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.
Barbara H. Meiklejohn; S. James Sarbanes; Norman R. Stone III. Terms expire 2021.
Ex officio: Fred S. Hecker, Chair, Court Technology Committee; Faye D. Gaskin, Deputy State Court Administrator; Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland; Robert J. Bruchalski, Chief Information Officer, Olya Jerschkowsky, & Carla F. Jones, Judicial Information Systems Division, Administrative Office of the Courts.
SENIOR JUDGES COMMITTEE
Staff: Stephanie 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), 2021
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Vice-Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2020
Lynne A. Battaglia; Carole A. Burkhart; Leonard J. Eiswert; Stephen P. Johnson; Susan S. Leary. Terms expire 2020.
Jean S. Baron; Barbara Kerr Howe; Irma S. Raker; Gale E. Rasin; Thurman H. Rhodes; Nancy B. Shuger. Terms expire 2021.
NEWSLETTER SUBCOMMITTEE
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Chair, 2021
RETIREMENT PROCESS & PROCEDURES SUBCOMMITTEE
Philip T. Caroom, Chair
SENIOR JUDGES MARYLAND ELECTRONIC COURTS (MDEC) ACCESS SUBCOMMITTEE
Nancy B. Shuger, Chair, 2020
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
Keith A. Baynes; Mark S. Chandlee; Karen C. Friedman; George M. Lipman; Thomas J. Pryal; Holly D. Reed III; Mary C. Reese; Rachel E. Skolnik. Terms expire 2020.
Louis A. Becker III; James J. Reilly; Mark D. Thomas; Ann L. Wagner-Stewart; Halee F. Weinstein. Terms expire 2021.
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY CASE MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Sean D. Wallace, Chair, 2020
MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOLISM, & ADDICTION SUBCOMMITTEE
George M. Lipman, Chair, 2020
PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS SUBCOMMITTEE
Thomas J. Pryal, Chair, 2020
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