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Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge

Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-1500; 1-800-926-2583 (toll free); tty: (410) 260-1554
web: http://mdcourts.gov/coappeals/
http://mdcourts.gov (Maryland Judiciary)

Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, 361 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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• Judges by Name
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• Former Judges
• State of the Judiciary

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Appellate Judicial Circuits	Appointments	Budget	Committees	Historical Evolution

Organizational Chart	Organizational Structure	Origin & Functions	Reports

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

COURT OF APPEALS

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Court of Appeals Judges, Annapolis, Maryland, May 2019. Photo courtesy of Court of Appeals Office of Communications & Public Affairs.

Front row, seated from left to right: Clayton Greene, Jr. (retired); Mary Ellen Barbera (Chief Judge); Robert N. McDonald.

Back row, standing from left to right: Joseph M. Getty; Shirley M. Watts; Michele D. Hotten; Brynja M. Booth.

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Appointed by Governor with Senate consent & elected by Voters to 10-year terms:
Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge (designated by Governor), 7th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2020

Brynja M. Booth, Judge, 1st Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2020
Robert N. McDonald, Judge, 2nd Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2022
Joseph M. Getty, Judge, 3rd Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2028
Michele D. Hotten, Judge, 4th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2026
Jonathan Biran, Judge, 5th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2020
Shirley M. Watts, Judge, 6th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2024

Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, 361 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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• Appellate Judicial Circuits

CHIEF OF STAFF
Suzanne Schneider, Esq., Chief of Staff (410) 260-1705, (240) 777-9320

CLERK
Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk & State Reporter (appointed by Court of Appeals) (410) 260-1500
e-mail: suzanne.johnson@mdcourts.gov

CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK
Lauren M. Vint, Chief Deputy Clerk (410) 260-1529
e-mail: lauren.vint@mdcourts.gov

DEPUTY CLERKS (410) 260-1500
RECORDERS (410) 260-1500

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