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[photo, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland]

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District Court

Orphans' Court

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (35 Judges):
Audrey J. S. Carrion, Circuit Administrative Judge & Chief Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2031
Kendra Y. Ausby, Associate Judge, 2027
Shannon E. Avery, Associate Judge, 2031
Emanuel Brown, Associate Judge, 2023
Videtta A. Brown, Associate Judge, 2025
Yvette M. Bryant, Associate Judge, 2023
Melissa K. Copeland, Associate Judge, 2029
Sylvester B. Cox, Associate Judge, 2020
Michael A. DiPietro, Associate Judge, 2031
Charles H. Dorsey III, Associate Judge, 2033
Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill, Associate Judge, 2025
Karen C. Friedman, Associate Judge, 2031
Jeffrey M. Geller, Associate Judge, 2029
Althea M. Handy, Associate Judge, 2020
Jeannie J. Hong, Associate Judge, 2027
Philip Senan Jackson, Associate Judge, 2029
Cynthia H. Jones, Associate Judge, 2031
Robert B. Kershaw, Associate Judge, 2023
Lynn Stewart Mays, Associate Judge, 2033
Dana M. Middleton, Associate Judge, 2033
John S. Nugent, Associate Judge, 2033
Christopher L. Panos, Associate Judge, 2029
Charles J. Peters, Associate Judge, 2027
Melissa M. Phinn, Associate Judge, 2029
Julie R. Rubin, Associate Judge, 2029
Gregory Sampson, Associate Judge, 2020
Jennifer B. Schiffer, Associate Judge, 2033
Marcus Z. Shar, Associate Judge, 2025
Yolanda A. Tanner, Associate Judge, 2027
Robert K. Taylor, Jr., Associate Judge, 2020
Anthony F. Vittoria, Associate Judge, 2020
Pamela J. White, Associate Judge, 2023
Barry G. Williams, Associate Judge, 2021
two vacancies

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse
100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202

Courthouse East, 111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-5188
web: www.baltimorecitycourt.org/


[photo, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland]

Battle of North Point Monument, by Italian sculptor Antonio Capellano (1815), in front of Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


CLERK'S OFFICE


[photo, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse (view from St. Paul Place), Baltimore, Maryland] Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Marilyn F. Bentley (D), Clerk of Circuit Court, 2022
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, Courthouse East, Room 412
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 333-3733; tty: 410-333-4389; e-mail: marilyn.bentley@mdcourts.gov
web: www.baltimorecitycourt.org/clerks-office/welcome-clerk-of-court/

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse (from St. Paul Place), Baltimore, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Denise D. McCready, Chief Deputy Clerk (410) 333-3733
e-mail: denise.mccready@mdcourts.gov

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
Appointed by Circuit Court Judges:
Lionel Moore, Court Administrator
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, Courthouse East, Room 200
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-5188
e-mail: lionel.moore@mdcourts.gov
web: www.baltimorecitycourt.org/court-administration/

Sophia Sanders, Deputy Court Administrator (410) 396-5188
e-mail: sophie.sanders@mdcourts.gov

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms (28 Judges):
Barbara Baer Waxman, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland, with approval of Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
David B. Aldouby, Associate Judge, 2024
Joyce M. Baylor-Thompson, Associate Judge, 2024
Kent J. Boles, Jr., Associate Judge, 2026
Catherine Chen, Associate Judge, 2028
L. Robert Cooper, Associate Judge, 2028
Martin D. Dorsey, Associate Judge, 2023
William M. Dunn, Associate Judge, 2026
Jennifer Etheridge, Associate Judge, 2022
Joan Bossmann Gordon, Associate Judge, 2025
James H. Green, Associate Judge, 2024
LaTina B. Greene, Associate Judge, 2029
Geoffrey G. Hengerer, Associate Judge, 2028
Jack I. Lesser, Associate Judge, 2024
Katie M. O'Hara, Associate Judge, 2026
Catherine Curran O'Malley, Associate Judge, 2021
Flynn M. Owens, Associate Judge, 2024
Nicole Pastore, Associate Judge, 2023
Mark F. Scurti, Associate Judge, 2023
Rachel E. Skolnik, Associate Judge, 2022
Diana A. E. Smith, Associate Judge, 2024
Michael S. Studdard, Associate Judge, 2026
Nicole E. Taylor, Associate Judge, 2026
Halee F. Weinstein, Associate Judge, 2022
Kevin M. Wilson, Associate Judge, 2023
three vacancies

Borgerding District Court Building, 5800 Wabash Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215 - 3330
(410) 878-8000, (410) 878-8014; 1-800-937-3788 (toll free); tty: 711
web: www.mdcourts.gov/district/directories/courtmap.html#CITY


[photo, District Court Civil Division, 501 East Fayette St., Baltimore, Maryland]


District Court Civil Division, 501 East Fayette St., Baltimore, Maryland, June 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



[photo, John R. Hargrove, Sr. District Court Building, 700 East Patapsco Ave., Baltimore, Maryland] Berneda L. Young, Chief (410) 878-8306
John R. Hargrove, Sr. District Court Building, 700 East Patapsco Ave., Baltimore, MD 21225 - 1900
(410) 878-8300; 1-800-937-3788 (toll free); tty: 711
e-mail: berneda.young@mdcourts.gov


John R. Hargrove, Sr. District Court Building, 700 East Patapsco Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


ORPHANS' COURT


[photo, Cecilius Calvert statue, Mitchell Courthouse, Baltimore, Maryland] Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Lewyn Scott Garrett (D), Chief Judge (chosen by Governor), 2022
Charles G. Bernstein (D), Judge, 2022
Michele E. Loewenthal (D), Judge, 2022

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, Courthouse East, Room 311
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-5034
web: http://orphans-courts.baltimorecity.gov/

Cecilius Calvert statue (1908), by Albert Weinert, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse (view from St. Paul Place), Baltimore, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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